Robert Fleming – Cycling in Christchurch

Flashback Friday: Christchurch Will Never Be Amsterdam

Robert Fleming — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:54:37 +0000

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 – Cycling in Lisbon

Robert Fleming — Fri, 22 May 2026 03:26:10 +0000

It’s coming up to D-Day when my partner and I head off to the other side of the world for a few weeks – more details about that tomorrow… In the meantime, we’re busy putting the finishing touches on our …

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

Robert Fleming — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:45:09 +0000

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

Robert Fleming — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:35:44 +0000

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

Robert Fleming — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 02:12:24 +0000

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: Edgeware Village – Strength to Strength

Robert Fleming — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 01:01:03 +0000

Last night, I took part in the local Transportation Group Branch’s annual trivia quiz night; lots of fun (and we even came 3rd…). Coming up with amusing team names is part of the fun too (in keeping with the …

Flashback Friday Guest Post: The Great Cycle Safety Debate

Robert Fleming — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:35:58 +0000

It’s been not a great week safety-wise on the news front. Never mind the Govt’s insane proposals to reverse several SH speed limit reductions; we’ve also had some tragic news in terms of two recent cycling deaths in the …

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

Robert Fleming — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:23:31 +0000

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

Robert Fleming — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:06:47 +0000

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: Coffee, Cycling and Culture

Robert Fleming — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:34:43 +0000

Last night I caught up with a few people to chat about transport and urbanism topics over a few drinks. We’re keen to make it a more regular thing, and will probably mix it up between cafe and bar catch-ups. …