Bikes & equipment – Cycling in Christchurch

Flashback Friday Guest Post: 5 Maintenance Tips New Cyclists Should Never Forget

LennyBoy — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:57:36 +0000

Last weekend, the front gear cable on my bike snapped, so it’s been a frustrating week of either getting by riding in low gear or swapping out to another bike. And the bike shops are all chocka busy with repairs …

Photo of the Day: Bikes on Trains

LennyBoy — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:14:23 +0000

I was up in Auckland a few days ago doing some university guest teaching. As you might expect, I took a bus and train combo from the airport to make my way into town and then back again to the …

Flashback Friday: Fossil Fuel Free Coast to Coast to Coast Update

stevenmuir — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:14:55 +0000

The other evening, I caught up with Steven Muir over a drink to chat about a few things biking and our respective thoughts about the current state of the world (and NZ/Chch) when it comes to sustainable transport and climate …

We’re nearing the end of September – and then it will be Biketober 2026!

LennyBoy — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:03:09 +0000

Some of you may recall the very successful Biketober festivals of cycling, set up here originally back in October 2017 and continued annually for several years after that. The last one was back in 2023, after which there was …

Biking in Prague

LennyBoy — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:30:34 +0000

In early June, we visited one of our favourite European locations, the Czech capital of Prague. In terms of old town beauty and history, you certainly can’t go past it.

The central “Old Town” of Prague is particularly noted …

Visit the 2026 Chch Outdoor Expo – and get a Cycling in Chch discount!

LennyBoy — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:42:18 +0000

Having first kicked off here in 2024, the 3rd Christchurch Outdoor Expo is happening on Fri 2 – Sun 4 October at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch – and the organisers have got 20% OFF tickets for Cycling in Christchurch…

Mamma Mia, Stockholm is still a Cycling Queen…

LennyBoy — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:31:06 +0000

In the past week, as part of some research I’ve been doing, I have had two video interviews with representatives from Sweden about their country’s impressive road safety performance over the past few decades. It’s hard to believe that it …

The Vienna cycle vibe is still strong

LennyBoy — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:27 +0000

In early June, Tracey and I spent a couple of nights in Vienna, Austria. The last time I was there was way back in 2015, and even then it certainly had lots of good features getting plenty of people …

Using Bike Share across Europe

LennyBoy — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:59:26 +0000

One of the things we got to pick up fairly quickly in Europe was the use of bike-share schemes to get around the various cities we visited. This definitely made it a lot easier to explore the many attractions and …

(Slightly late) Flashback Friday: Confessions of a Newbie Cycle Commuter from Jafa-land

LennyBoy — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:36:29 +0000

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 …