For those who have been around the cycling scene in Christchurch for a while, the one retail institution that has outlasted them all is the Cycle Trading Company, currently in Elgin St, Sydenham. And the long-standing institution behind that …
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Flashback Friday: Some Bike Ideas from Washington DC
In my previous job at Canterbury University, I was lucky to be able to visit many interesting places overseas, and one of my regular haunts (due to its annual transportation conference) was Washington DC – unfortunately always in the …
Photo of the Day: Coastal Pathway Sumner
The cooler wetter weather right now is a pleasant respite from the hot dry summer we’ve had for the past month. Earlier this week when the mercury was still stupidly high, I finally got the opportunity to check out the …
Feb 2020 – Time for Aotearoa Bike Challenge again!
A new month rolls over, but of course February is no ordinary month in NZ – it’s Aotearoa Bike Challenge time! Yep, it’s that time when workplace organisations and other groups battle it out to see who gets more of …
Flashback Friday – Clever Cycling Stuff: Cycle Detectors
Anyone who uses many of the new Major Cycle Routes will appreciate the way that most of the signalised crossings along the way quickly detect a rider and then provide a crossing phase for riders. Some of the detection technology …
Hidden Treasures: Rapaki Track
I suspect that cycling fans in Christchurch fall into two camps: those who love all the flatness of Christchurch and avoid the hills, and those who like to get a bit of exercise by slogging up their favourite bit of …
Flashback Friday – Handy Tips: Sharing those Pathways
While separated cycleways are certainly nice, often we still have to make use of facilities that are shared with pedestrians and other path users (e-scooters more often than not these days…). Some of the new pathways are definitely much better …
Flashback Friday – 100 Blog Posts: What should the next 100 cover?
Back in Dec 2012, Cycling in Chch had already racked up 100 posts – quite a prolific rate of blogging, as is often the case when you start something and are all enthusiastic. We certainly haven’t managed that rate …
First look: Quarrymans Trail Stage 2
As mentioned recently, the final section of the Quarryman’s Trail, from Hoon Hay to Halswell (3.5 km), is now completely open. We previously provided an overview of the first stage of the cycleway, so it’s time to provide a …
Flashback Friday – Book Review: Everyday Cycling in Aotearoa NZ
Every now and then an interesting local cycling book comes along, so we like to review them and let you know whether they are worth reading (short answer: they generally are!). Our first review, back in Dec 2012 was this …
Photo of the Day: New Year, more bikes
Happy New Year everyone! I’m glad to see the sun popping out a bit today as it’s been a bit up-and-down weather-wise as a summer holiday period so far.
Still, as we’ve learned previously, people cycling in Christchurch are …
Flashback Friday – Safety: Who Ya Gonna Call…?
As well as topical info of the day, at Cycling in Chch we also like to provide useful ongoing guidance that will prove useful whenever you will need it. When it comes to cycling, safety and crashes are a big …
Cycling in Chch 2019: More bikeways, more bikes, more bother…
It’s almost the end of another year so, as we get to enjoy our various festivities, let’s take a gander back over what happened in 2019…
Back at the end of 2018, we were musing about the continuing growth …
Flashback Friday – Hidden Treasures: Westburn Reserve Bike Park
Of all the blog-posts we have published over the years, consistently the most popular is the one I wrote back in Dec 2012 about the Westburn Reserve bike park. Back when my kids were younger (as featured in this article), …
Seasons Greetings for Christmas 2019
It’s almost that time of year when Santa brings bicycles to all the good girls and boys (big and little). From Cycling in Christchurch, we hope that you and your families have a great festive season.
We also hope …
Flashback Friday: The 1000-Day Challenge
When we think about how long it is taking to deliver the much promised convention centre, multi-use arena/stadium, and metro sports centre (to say nothing of inner-city housing), getting things done here in a three-year timeframe seems …
New Census travel stats out for Christchurch – cycling up… or down?
It seems like forever since the 2018 Census was held; thanks to the myriad of issues encountered when an unusually large proportion of people failed to complete it, we have been waiting a long time for any semi-useful information.
As …
Flashback Friday: Maintenance – Who Ya Gonna Call…?
Here at Cycling in Chch, we like to be useful as well as just fun and topical. Which is why I like to create blogposts that try to provide helpful advice for all the little things that can create headaches …
Photo of the Day: Quarrymans Trail completion
Heading to Halswell from the southern suburbs used to be an exercise of nerves, putting up with narrow shoulders on busy roads like Sparks Rd. The first part of the Quarrymans Trail made it easy to access the likes of …
Flashback Friday: Will Christchurch be an Accessible City for Cycling?
If you think about all of the features of the new central city (including the “controversial” ones like St Asaph St and the 30km/h speed limit…), then they had their genesis in a transport plan released seven years ago by …