Category: Bikes & equipment

Reviews of bikes, equipment, gear, etc.

(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 …

Oslo – Scandinavia does cycling well

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 …

Flashback Friday Spotlight: Steven Muir, showing us the way

The never-ending US-Iran war halfway around the world has at least had a silver lining for sustainable transport use while fuel prices stay high. For example, this week it was reported that the Aranui Bike Fixup has been seeing record …

Flashback Friday: Shutl brings e-bike subscriptions on demand to Christchurch

Earlier this week, we introduced to the new WorkRide bike purchasing scheme. You may not know that the founders of WorkRide actually started off first looking into an earlier e-bike subscription service, Shutl, nearly 4 years ago before pivoting after …

WorkRide: An opportunity to get bikes for your employees

As mentioned previously, all of the current concern about driving with high fuel costs has seen a surge of interest in alternative travel modes, including more people looking at buying new bikes. But what if you might struggle to …

Flashback Friday Guest Photo of the Day: Theory and Practice of Wheel-Bender Cycle Parking

I’ve just biked over to The Palms shopping centre in Shirley to pick up some new glasses and a few groceries – thankfully the weather stayed relatively dry. The Palms has a number of handy bike parking areas, generally …

Flashback Friday: Bicycle Jousting a Hit at the Santa Parade

Tomorrow morning from about 10am, New Brighton will host a seaside Christmas Parade. Spokes Canterbury and other local cycling groups have been regular supporters and attendees of Christmas Parades in the city over the years, often delighting the onlookers …

Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Canterbury Show Bike Parking

Happy Canterbury Anniversary Day! Always nice to have a extra holiday and a short working week… I suspect that many people may be heading over the Royal A&P Show near Wigram this weekend. We’re flagging it this year, but two …

Photo of the Day: New Locky Docks at Little Poms

We’ve talked a few times lately about the various Locky Dock secure bike stands popping up around the city – and now another one has shown up. This time, it’s actually just by my offices, outside the popular Little Poms …

Flashback Friday – Cycling in Singapore: A study in contrasts

Today is gearing up to be a busy one as Tracey and I prepare to head over to Perth tomorrow for a conference next week – still a bit of bag packing and finalising presentations before getting up rather early …

Flashback Friday: Locky Dock stations popping up around town

As mentioned, a few months back, Locky Docks have been sprouting up all over Christchurch. In the next week or so, the team at Locky Dock want to say thank you to Christchurch bikers by offering free bike tune-ups …

A heads-up about the bike helmet rule

There’s been an interesting flurry of discussions in the past few days, following the news that Regulation Minister David Seymour sought advice on the possibility of removing mandatory cycling helmet requirements. The upshot (for now at least) is that …