Comments on: Flashback Friday: Is Anyone Out There?

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 02:09:49 +0000

Love your blog Glen!
I read most of your posts but only comment if I feel I have stuff to add/ask/share. Like others have said, it’s great to feel part of a community of cycling enthusiasts 🙂

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 06:35:31 +0000

I almost never comment but I check for new posts pretty much daily. I don’t currently ride a bike but I support the infrastructure and cycling in general so I love seeing updates about the network and people’s experiences riding in Christchurch.

By: Mark Zuckyerdata

Mark Zuckyerdata — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 23:53:26 +0000

In reply to Darren. Yes facebook is completely trustworthy, honest! Encourage those posters to post here instead, out of the FB ecosystem? NOOOoooOOo!

By: Lennyboy (admin)

Lennyboy (admin) — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 01:19:58 +0000

In reply to Roger.

I’ll happily take you up on that offer! (my local at Pomeroys has plenty of options…) Nice blog site BTW; I quite liked that Paris Fashion Week article for starters…

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 22:43:45 +0000

In reply to Sarah. Same same!!

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 16:26:23 +0000

Mate, I live in Paris and I read it. A nice taste of home, and good to know that we all have the same frustrations and optimism about cycling in cities, even if some of our cities come with a bit more cheese than others. Some of your posts have really influenced my own thinking about urban cycling. I’d say “keep it up!” But that’s pretty selfish as I say that because I benefit from your hard work but don’t give you anything in return (although, I can give you something in kind of you jump on over to http://www.thousandthfastest.wordpress.com. Next time I’m back in Chch I’ll shout you a beer/wine/coffee/Aperol spritz/Chouffe or whatever.

By: Lennyboy (admin)

Lennyboy (admin) — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 02:31:12 +0000

Thanks everyone for the feedback to date! Puts me in my happy space again…

By: Lennyboy (admin)

Lennyboy (admin) — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 02:30:25 +0000

In reply to stevenmuir.

Other than the auto-post notifications via FaceBook and Twitter, CiC occasionally gets a plug from Chch City Council (e.g. in their cycling newsletter; also on their “New to cycling” webpage) and via other cycling groups like the monthly Spokes Canterbury newsletter. I will also link to a relevant CiC article when replying to some related issue on FB (and it’s pleasing to see many others doing so too).

I’m open to other suggestions on how to get the word out there (must admit I haven’t pushed it hard lately). And please feel free to put in a good word yourself to your friends and colleagues – probably sounds more genuine than coming from me! 🙂

By: Lennyboy (admin)

Lennyboy (admin) — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 02:11:47 +0000

In reply to Rick Houghton. Good point; I haven't included the number of comments on FB when the auto-post notifications go up there (or on Twitter for that matter either). Just glancing back over the stats on recent FB posts, it's a similar story of many with 0-2 comments and a few with more discussion (especially when the post gets shared by multiple people or groups), e.g. the post earlier this week about the election results got 5 shares and 34 subsequent comments to date. I don't know if there is an easy way to also capture/sync the FB comments on here as well; if anyone has any expertise or suggestions on this, feel free to drop me a line.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 05:27:24 +0000

I enjoy reading the blogs and really appreciate feeling there is a community of fellow Chch cyclists out there, (even if I am only a fair-weather, non-Lycra wearing commuter-cyclist !)