As we head into May, there are a few cycling events of note coming up (check out our Events Calendar for more of them). Let’s start with this info from Spokes Canterbury:
Announcing our SPOKES 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING…
Author: Cycling in Chch (Guest)
Guest post: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and Cycling
Occasional guest blogger Jim Pickles has a few observations from overseas that could be applied to Christchurch…
Over recent years there have been extensive additions to Christchurch’s cycling network. At the same time some of the local streets that make …
Flashback Friday: More dodgy bike and car parking
New cycleways can be great for cycling, but they don’t always stop bad behaviour by motorists. This has certainly come to the fore lately in Auckland, where several drivers have (for whatever reason) elected to park their cars in the …
Flashback Friday Guest Post: Should kids be able to ride on the footpath?
You might have heard the news the other day that the Government is proposing a number of interesting road rule changes, many of them with significance for cycling. I’ll cover them in more detail in a future post but, for …
Flashback Friday Guest Post: RAD Bikes
Happy Waitangi Day! I hope you have been enjoying the first week of the Aotearoa Bike Challenge too. Last week, we highlighted many of the cycling activities and events planned over this month. One of them was the newly …
Flashback Friday Guest Photo of the Day: Theory and Practice of Wheel-Bender Cycle Parking
I’ve just biked over to The Palms shopping centre in Shirley to pick up some new glasses and a few groceries – thankfully the weather stayed relatively dry. The Palms has a number of handy bike parking areas, generally …
Guest Post: The joys of biking Memorial Ave
Guest contributor Stephen Judd muses on a recent bike ride to the airport:
Last weekend I had an overnight trip to Auckland booked. So I thought I could ride my bike for once and save myself two days’ parking or …
Flashback Friday: A near-brush with The Law
Hot on the heels of all the palaver about cycle helmets (and even The Spinoff has waded into the discussion this week), let me take you back to this post from Nov 2012, when guest blogger “Meerkat” decided to …
Flashback Friday: Flat Tyre, Redux.
I’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 …
Guest Post: Ninja Valley Bike Valet Parking
Spokes Canterbury secretary George Laxton recently helped with an interesting bike event in Upper Riccarton; in this guest post he recounts the action…
A few weeks ago Spokes Canterbury (with the support of Ninja Valley Christchurch and Bush Inn Mall) …
Flashback Friday: A complete cycling network for 34 cents a year
About six weeks ago, the Govt’s National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) came out and currently Councils around the country are grappling with its implications for their funding plans, especially when it comes to road safety and sustainable transport projects – …
Flashback Friday: A Regional Cycle Node Network
Greetings from somewhere down the Waitaki Valley! Yes, I’m currently busy biking the Alps2Ocean cycle trail; will give you a full rundown about it on my return. The A2O is part of a growing network of off-road and on-road …
Flashback Friday – Guest Post: Just another day on a bike in Christchurch…
It’s well and truly Spring now, and Summer is just around the corner! That’s as good a reason as any to get out on your bike and experience the many different facets of life around Christchurch… Back in Oct 2016…
Guest Post: Dogs on bicycles
No, we’re not talking about some clever circus trick; here is a very practical guest post from Douglas Horrell about the interesting question of how to bring your favourite furry friend along for a ride on your bike…
This is …
Flashback Friday – Nobody Rides Bikes in Winter! Right?
So I gather that it’s been a bit chilly in Christchurch and surrounds lately. I say “I gather” because meanwhile I’ve been enjoying some slightly warmer temperatures in Rarotonga… (I did try to grab some e-bikes to explore the …
Flashback Friday: Cycling and making sense of life
Mental health seems to be getting a bigger airing these days, with more and more people realising that we don’t all have good days (or weeks, or months…) and sometimes we need to talk to someone about that or find …
Flashback Friday: Zen and the Art of Cycling
Welcome to Aotearoa Bike Challenge month! Normally about now I’d be telling you about some rides and other bike events coming up that you could take part in, like the previous Nostalgia Bike Gang and Blueberry Rides. But… Omicron… So, …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in the Netherlands
After a year in which most of us have been unable to do any overseas travel, it is nice to reminisce on opportunities in the past to visit interesting new places. Regular viewer Frank Dohmen (Cyclomaniac) provided a guest post …
Flashback Friday: Does your mother not let you ride on the road?
We’ve had various guest contributors over the years (my thanks to you all), and a few years back we had a few submissions from Anton Angelo, including this one below originally posted in Aug 2013. I remember the …
Flashback Friday – Guest Post: Impressions from a “tourist”
Seven years ago when I was still working at university, we were fortunate to be visited by a colleague and cycling expert from the UK, Prof John Parkin (I was very pleased to be able to return the favour when …