Hot on the heels of the recent Road Rule change announcements, including introducing footpath cycling for children, let me take you back nine years ago when an earlier proposal for this was being campaigned on, as reported in this blog post from Oct 2016... You might recall earlier this year ...
Proposed new Road Rules might help cycling16 Jul 2025Bicycle politics / Cycle-centric ideasIt’s fair to say that the current Government hasn’t been a big fan of cycling. So it was something of a minor surprise when about a month ago, Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced a raft of proposed Land Transport Rule changes, including a few that will affect cycling. For better or worse? Well, it depends… … Continue reading “Proposed new Road Rules might help cycling” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Flat Tyre, Redux.11 Jul 2025Bikes & equipmentI’ve just had my bike in to get a (much overdue) service. Some brake pads, cables, bike-chain, gears, derailleur and several dollars later, the bike is in much better working order! I’m probably tempting fate now, but at least I haven’t recently encountered a problem on the puncture side of things, unlike previous guest blogger … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Flat Tyre, Redux.” [...]
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Christchurch moves up in the @PeopleForBikes City Ratings – and a few more NZ cities show up too…5 Jul 2025Cycle-centric ideasAnother year has passed since the North American based group People For Bikes undertook their last ratings of the bike-friendliness of cities in the US and beyond. As we mentioned last year, Christchurch is in the mix and doing well – but this year, a few new cities from around New Zealand have also joined … Continue reading “Christchurch moves up in the @PeopleForBikes City Ratings – and a few more NZ cities show up too…” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Munich – Cycling for a Big City4 Jul 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesWhile here in NZ, we are currently enduring some chilly days, and quite a bit of rain to boot, over in Europe at the moment a heatwave is sending temperatures soaring. Germany is not immune; interestingly the first time I set foot there in Munich in 2010, it was 30 degrees on arrival. Returning five … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Munich – Cycling for a Big City” [...]
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Annual Plan 25/26 brings some good cycling news1 Jul 2025Bicycle politics / Cycle infrastructureLast week, the Christchurch City Council finalised and adopted their Annual Plan for the 2025/26 year. This is the annual review of where Council will get their income from (e.g. rates, fees, Govt subsidies, etc) and what they will spend it on across the city. Inevitably this covers a wide range of different types of … Continue reading “Annual Plan 25/26 brings some good cycling news” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles27 Jun 2025Cycle infrastructureIf you’ve been paying attention lately, you might have seen that there has been a bit of a kerfuffle in Los Angeles recently, with President Trump ordering in the National Guard to quell supposed “rioters”. Certainly the USA in general is not a place I’d want to be visiting any time soon, but back in … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles” [...]
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Highlights from the 2025 Winter Solstice Ride22 Jun 2025Bikes & equipment / EventsAnother year, another Winter Solstice Ride under our belt! On a fine but crisp Matariki weekend, over 200 people joined us this year for a fun ride around North Hagley Park. Great to see lots of families joining in the fun and lots of excellent lighting and dazzle – not to mention a few great … Continue reading “Highlights from the 2025 Winter Solstice Ride” [...]
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Flashback Friday – Photo of the Day (Night): Winter Solstice Ride 201620 Jun 2025Events / People riding bikes / Photo of the DayIn case you’ve been living under a rock lately, hopefully you know that the shortest day of the year is coming up tomorrow, Sat 21st June, and that also coincides with our annual Winter Solstice Bike Ride. Please turn up at the entrance to North Hagley Park from 5pm, hopefully with a bike suitably decorated … Continue reading “Flashback Friday – Photo of the Day (Night): Winter Solstice Ride 2016” [...]
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Photo of the Day: Sockburn Roundabout & Overbridge14 Jun 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesA few weeks back, I caught up with a friend at a brewery near the western end of Blenheim Rd. It was a lovely day so I biked over there, managing to avoid “running the gauntlet” for most of the route. On the way home I figured it would be slightly easier to circle back … Continue reading “Photo of the Day: Sockburn Roundabout & Overbridge” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Arnhem and Nijmegen – Twin Cycling Cities13 Jun 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesHalfway around the world from us, the latest Velo-City cycling conference is just wrapping up in Gdansk, Poland. The Velo-City series has been an ongoing event since 1980; although mostly based in European cities, it has occasionally graced other venues further afield such as Vancouver and Adelaide. Eight years ago, the conference was co-hosted by … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Arnhem and Nijmegen – Twin Cycling Cities” [...]
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