Author: Robert Fleming

Flashback Friday Guest Post – Cycling in London

Last week I wrapped up my posts covering various places visited around Europe a few months ago; I also delivered an overview presentation about all my observations last night at the first of the Biketober seminar series. We only briefly …

Flashback Friday: Discovering Local – Kaiapoi

Some interesting news just reported: New Zealand’s first long-distance cycle/art trail, the W75 Ride, will be officially opened in Kaiapoi this weekend. This 75‑kilometre cycle and walking trail will link existing paths and back‑country roads through Waikuku, Ashley, Mandeville, …

Flashback Friday: Christchurch Will Never Be Amsterdam

Greetings from Rimini, Italy, where I’m just wrapping up attending the Velo-City Cycling Conference here. After that, my partner and I will be taking in a whirlwind journey on to Venice, Zurich, and then Amsterdam. In a blogpost back in …

Flashback Friday Guest Post: Biking to the Boundary – Waimakariri River Regional Park, Pt.1

Merry Christmas, and I hope you’re enjoying Boxing Day as well! The summer holidays are always a great time to get out and explore a few new places by bike. If you need some suggestions on where to go, guest …

Flashback Friday: Feeling the Love

Earlier this week, Star News featured a very nice article about one of our regular contributors Robert Fleming. Over more than a decade, Robert has contributed more than 60 blog posts (not counting Flashback Fridays), including updates on cycleway …

Flashback Friday Guest Post Part 6 – Cycling in Porto

Tracey and I are currently looking at plans for where we might head to in Europe next year. One of my friends is currently touring around Europe and recently visited Porto, the “City of Bridges”, in Portugal. And over a …

Flashback Friday – Guest Post: Biking to the Boundary – Waimakariri River Regional Park, Pt.2

Last weekend I told you one way for getting out to McLeans Island Forest. Back in Jan 2018, guest blogger Robert also explored ways to get there during the summer break. In the second part of his adventures, …

Flashback Friday – Cycling in Shanghai

Greetings to you, currently on holiday in Singapore! In fact, I was so busy getting ready to head away last week that I didn’t even remember a Flashback Friday… It’s actually Singapore National Day today, so I expect to be …

Flashback Friday – Guest Post: Statistics, Dollars, and the Intangible (Priceless) Benefits of Cycling

We’re all becoming a bit more acutely aware of the cost-of-living crisis, as inflation keeps pushing many prices hard. For many people heavily reliant on their motor vehicles, the recent fuel prices haven’t helped – the impending prospect of the …

Flashback Friday: Christchurch – The City that… Cycles ??

As New Zealand reopens to the world (despite the lingering Covid numbers…), and we start to see more international visitors to our shores, it’s an interesting question as to what impressions they will take away from the various places they …

Flashback Friday – Cycling Complaints: When Feedback is Appropriate

I imagine that all of us at some stage when riding have encountered some less-than-exemplary behaviour from other road users; just today, a driver turned left in front of me having just passed me… We often can’t do much about …