Soon after our return from Europe, I mentioned how I had managed to snap an updated photo of cyclists while at a Copenhagen intersection in early June. Having regaled you since with posts of several other cities around Europe, it’s …
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Flashback Friday: Biketober 2023 is Here!
Hot on the heels of our announcement about next month’s Biketober 2026 programme, let’s cast our mind back to when it was last held three years ago. Not surprisingly, there were a LOT of events on that month too, …
We’re nearing the end of September – and then it will be Biketober 2026!
Some of you may recall the very successful Biketober festivals of cycling, set up here originally back in October 2017 and continued annually for several years after that. The last one was back in 2023, after which there was …
Biking in Prague
In early June, we visited one of our favourite European locations, the Czech capital of Prague. In terms of old town beauty and history, you certainly can’t go past it.
The central “Old Town” of Prague is particularly noted …
Visit the 2026 Chch Outdoor Expo – and get a Cycling in Chch discount!
Having first kicked off here in 2024, the 3rd Christchurch Outdoor Expo is happening on Fri 2 – Sun 4 October at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch – and the organisers have got 20% OFF tickets for Cycling in Christchurch…
New cycle-friendly Road Rules from Oct 1st
You may recall how earlier in the year the Government consulted on a series of proposed changes to existing Road Rules, many of them looking to provide advantages for people cycling. In July, the Transport Minister announced that four …
Mamma Mia, Stockholm is still a Cycling Queen…
In the past week, as part of some research I’ve been doing, I have had two video interviews with representatives from Sweden about their country’s impressive road safety performance over the past few decades. It’s hard to believe that it …
Flashback Friday: Nor’West Arc Cycleway now due for consultation
In the last week, the City Council has agreed to finish the last pieces of Section 3 of the Nor’West Arc Major Cycle Route through Bryndwr and Papanui. Some of you may recall that I looked at the parts that …
Cycling around Berlin
Flashback Friday: Eastern Vision Proposals for the Rebuild
Following on from the recent news about the proposed cycle route out to the east of Christchurch, let me take you back to this blogpost from Sep 2014 when some potential ideas for developing both the Avon Ōtākaro River …
Promising signs for City to New Brighton cycleway
For quite some time, the Christchurch City Council has mooted a cycle route from the central city out to the east as part of its Major Cycle Routes programme. One of the original proposals was to generally follow the route …
Photo of the Day: St Asaph St Bridleway?
As mentioned the other day, we made our way on Friday evening to the opening of the new Jolene Bar in central Christchurch – a great night it was too. While we were waiting to enter, we saw an …
Flashback Friday: The thing about Tuam St…
Tonight is a big event locally, with the opening of the new Jolene Bar in Christchurch on St Asaph St (a somewhat ironic milestone given the passing of country legend Dolly Parton earlier this week…). We’ll be heading to the …
Photo of the Day: Contra-flow cycling in Zürich
Flashback Friday: Health & Safety and Cycling – When perceived risk trumps reality
Last week, there was an announcement by Christchurch City Council that a new pedestrian/cycle crossing will be installed at the Scruttons Rd level crossing in Heathcote Valley. This is welcome news after the ongoing saga of the past couple …
Some takeaways from Velo-City 2026 Rimini
While much of my European travels involved sightseeing and doing various fun activities, I did take the opportunity when I was in Rimini, Italy to attend the 2026 Velo-City cycle conference.
Organised by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), Velo-City …
The Vienna cycle vibe is still strong
In early June, Tracey and I spent a couple of nights in Vienna, Austria. The last time I was there was way back in 2015, and even then it certainly had lots of good features getting plenty of people …
Using Bike Share across Europe
One of the things we got to pick up fairly quickly in Europe was the use of bike-share schemes to get around the various cities we visited. This definitely made it a lot easier to explore the many attractions and …
(Slightly late) Flashback Friday: Confessions of a Newbie Cycle Commuter from Jafa-land
Apologies for the slight delay; I had quite the issue yesterday trying (unsuccessfully) to get WordPress to work properly under the hood, but now that’s been sorted. Last week was certainly a mix of the wintry wet/sleety stuff and some …
Flashback Friday: Annual Plan 25/26 brings some good cycling news
Last week we heard the news from Council that the Te Aratai cycleway along Aldwins/Ensors Rd in Linwood was about to start construction this week – with expected completion by the end of the year. This was one of a …