Today is gearing up to be a busy one as Tracey and I prepare to head over to Perth tomorrow for a conference next week - still a bit of bag packing and finalising presentations before getting up rather early tomorrow for our flights. Rest assured that I have a ...
Photo of the Day: City to Sea pathway crossing at Stanmore Rd13 Oct 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesMany of you will be monitoring the steady progress of the City to Sea pathway winding its way out to New Brighton from the central city along the Ōtakaro Avon River corridor. I certainly plan to do a bit of a recon ride along it in due course but, for now at least, on my … Continue reading “Photo of the Day: City to Sea pathway crossing at Stanmore Rd” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Locky Dock stations popping up around town10 Oct 2025Bikes & equipment / Cycle infrastructure / General A2B by bikeAs mentioned, a few months back, Locky Docks have been sprouting up all over Christchurch. In the next week or so, the team at Locky Dock want to say thank you to Christchurch bikers by offering free bike tune-ups by expert mechanics at Locky Dock stations across Christchurch to help you get your bike summer-ready. See … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Locky Dock stations popping up around town” [...]
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Semi-Hidden Treasures: Chch Northern Corridor Pathway5 Oct 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesThe weather this weekend certainly hasn’t been the flashest here (or in most parts of the country…), but we’re starting to see more nicer spring days returning (next week looks particularly good). So, as the warm months arrive, it’s worth thinking about places where you might want to get out on your bike. And if … Continue reading “Semi-Hidden Treasures: Chch Northern Corridor Pathway” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Consultations on Antigua / Worcester central city cycleways3 Oct 2025Cycle infrastructureThe Chch City Council currently has a few speed limit consultations out related to key cycling corridors, namely the Antigua St, Worcester/Hereford/Barbadoes St, and Nor’West Arc cycleway routes. Get your feedback in by the end of October! Over three years ago, two of these routes in the central city were consulted on, as reported in … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Consultations on Antigua / Worcester central city cycleways” [...]
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Flashback Friday: A Boost for Avon River network26 Sep 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesEarlier this week, the Christchurch City Council celebrated the opening of the 4th walk/cycle bridge over the Ōtākaro Avon River corridor near Dallington – another piece in the puzzle creating a lovely recreational riding route from the central city to New Brighton. I’ll have to get out some time and try the route so far… … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: A Boost for Avon River network” [...]
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Local Elections! Who to vote for?22 Sep 2025Bicycle politicsAnother three-year cycle (see what I did there…) is drawing to a close, and it’s time for local government elections once more. By now, you should have received your voting papers in the mail and can now ponder who to tick for Mayor, City Councillors, Community Board Members, and Regional Councillors. If you haven’t already … Continue reading “Local Elections! Who to vote for?” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Feeling the Love19 Sep 2025Cycle-centric ideas / Cycling routes / General A2B by bikeEarlier this week, Star News featured a very nice article about one of our regular contributors Robert Fleming. Over more than a decade, Robert has contributed more than 60 blog posts (not counting Flashback Fridays), including updates on cycleway construction around the city, cycling reports from overseas venues, and details of various cycle rides. Chipping … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Feeling the Love” [...]
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Flashback Friday Guest Post Part 6 – Cycling in Porto12 Sep 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routes / General A2B by bikeTracey and I are currently looking at plans for where we might head to in Europe next year. One of my friends is currently touring around Europe and recently visited Porto, the “City of Bridges”, in Portugal. And over a decade ago, regular blogger Robert described his visit there, as reported in this blog from … Continue reading “Flashback Friday Guest Post Part 6 – Cycling in Porto” [...]
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Every Breath You Take…10 Sep 2025Cycle-centric ideas / People riding bikesA few years ago I had an email from a reader (and my apologies that it’s taken this long to respond to it!): I ride my bike every day in my rounds as a support worker visiting people’s homes here in Christchurch. My colleagues always say “how healthy”, but I am starting to get seriously … Continue reading “Every Breath You Take…” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Bikes for earthquakes5 Sep 2025Benefits of cycling / General A2B by bikeYesterday marked 15 years since the first big earthquake hit Christchurch in the early hours of Sept 4th. Little did we know an even more devastating one would show up a few months later… Transport options are an interesting consideration when natural disasters strike – witness the queues of traffic often associated with mass movement … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Bikes for earthquakes” [...]
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