Bikes & equipment – Cycling in Christchurch

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 …

Oslo – Scandinavia does cycling well

LennyBoy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:37:47 +0000

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

Angela Cassidy — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:13:13 +0000

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 …

Bike parking at Te Kaha (One NZ) Stadium

LennyBoy — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:37:41 +0000

The weekend just gone in Christchurch has been an awesome feast of activity as the new One NZ Stadium (aka Te Kaha) hosted the Super Rugby round for all ten teams. It certainly brought the crowds in; the central city …

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

LennyBoy — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:40:48 +0000

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

LennyBoy — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:50:18 +0000

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 Post: RAD Bikes

Cycling in Chch (Guest) — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:20:39 +0000

Happy Waitangi Day! I hope you have been enjoying the first week of the Aotearoa Bike Challenge too. Last week, we highlighted many of the cycling activities and events planned over this month. One of them was the newly …

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

Cycling in Chch (Guest) — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:08:34 +0000

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 …