▁B icy cle ▁Federation ▁of ▁Australia ▁( B FA ) ▁was ▁the ▁peak ▁Australian ▁body ▁representing ▁non - comp et itive ▁cycl ists , ▁and ▁directly ▁represented ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cycl ists ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁its ▁affili ated ▁groups ▁in ▁all ▁states ▁of ▁Australia . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organisation , ▁it ▁advoc ated ▁and ▁lo bb ied ▁Govern ments ▁and ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁for ▁the ▁several ▁million ▁Austral ians ▁who ▁ride ▁b icy cles ▁for ▁recre ation , ▁sport ▁and ▁transport . ▁It ▁dis cont in ued ▁its ▁operations ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁B FA ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cy cling ▁Prom otion ▁Alliance ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Australian ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Cy cl ists ' ▁Federation . ▁It ▁previously ▁published ▁the ▁Australian ▁Cy cl ist ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Member ▁organis ations ▁included : ▁Ped al ▁Power ▁A CT , ▁B icy cle ▁NS W , ▁B icy cle ▁Queensland , ▁B icy cle ▁South ▁Australia , ▁B icy cle ▁Institute ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁the ▁Cy cl ists ' ▁Action ▁Group ▁and ▁the ▁B icy cle ▁Transport ation ▁Alliance ▁from ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁B icy cle ▁Tas mania , ▁B icy cle ▁N T , ▁Whe els ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁the ▁V int age ▁Cy cle ▁Club ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Inc . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁B icy cle ▁Victoria , ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁largest ▁membership