LennyBoy – Cycling in Christchurch

Oslo – Scandinavia does cycling well

LennyBoy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:37:47 +0000

About six weeks ago, I spent a couple of days looking around the Norwegian capital of Oslo. As with many parts of Europe, Oslo has been working hard to turn itself into a better city for cycling, with the …

Why was John Lennon in bed with a Dutch bike? Marco te Brömmelstroet visits Chch

LennyBoy — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:19:33 +0000

Having regaled you earlier this week with some pics from Amsterdam, a heads-up about another cycling luminary from that fair city about to pay a visit to Christchurch.

Prof Marco te Brömmelstroet is Chair of Urban Mobility Futures at …

Flashback Friday: A Presidential Bikeway

LennyBoy — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:09:17 +0000

Back home in New Zealand and we are reminded how much President Trump’s seemingly never-ending war with Iran is affecting people’s wallets. This is particularly the case if they are very dependent on cars and the associated fuel prices; …

Amsterdam is still a Cycling Capital

LennyBoy — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:08:41 +0000

In late June on our journey around Europe, we made our way to Amsterdam in the Netherlands – the last time I was there was back in May 2015. It was sweltering hot (so hot they had to spray …

Flashback Friday: Proposed new Road Rules might help cycling

LennyBoy — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:08:43 +0000

Mānawatia a Matariki! As we celebrate a long weekend here in NZ, we can also celebrate a few legislative wins that came through last week by the Government to introduce a raft of new road rules, including allowing young …

Photos of the Day: Return to Copenhagen

LennyBoy — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:05:42 +0000

Way back in 2010, I first visited Copenhagen, as reported here back in 2016. Copenhagen really is one of the top cycling cities in the world (competing hard with Amsterdam), so I took various photos of interesting cycling facilities …

Flashback Friday: New Walk/Cycle Overbridge planned for Brougham St

LennyBoy — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:47:42 +0000

Greetings everyone, I’m back from Europe! More posts about some of my travels to come… As we drove home from the airport yesterday morning, we saw the new cycle/pedestrian bridge in place above Brougham St, lifted up there last weekend…

Flashback Friday: Groningen and Zwolle – the best for cycling?

LennyBoy — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:11:50 +0000

Greetings from Ireland! My partner and I have arrived in the Emerald Isle for the first time, having just spent the past few days in Amsterdam and elsewhere around the Netherlands. The last time I was in the Netherlands was …

Heads-up: Winter Solstice Ride 2026 next weekend

LennyBoy — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:02:42 +0000

Greetings from Naples, Italy! My partner and I have just flown here from Oslo in Norway – literally from northern Europe to the south now. Here in Europe, we are approaching the summer solstice, so the days are certainly getting …

Flashback Friday: Velo-City Global Cycling Conference is coming to Adelaide 2014

LennyBoy — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:06:07 +0000

My European travels continue across northern Europe; this past week I’ve visited Copenhagen (Denmark), Stockholm (Sweden), and currently in Oslo (Norway). Very soon, I’ll be headed down to Italy; firstly to Naples and the Amalfi Coast, and then across to …