Cycle-centric ideas – Cycling in Christchurch

Flashback Friday: Proposed new Road Rules might help cycling

LennyBoy — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:08:43 +0000

Mānawatia a Matariki! As we celebrate a long weekend here in NZ, we can also celebrate a few legislative wins that came through last week by the Government to introduce a raft of new road rules, including allowing young …

Flashback Friday: Groningen and Zwolle – the best for cycling?

LennyBoy — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:11:50 +0000

Greetings from Ireland! My partner and I have arrived in the Emerald Isle for the first time, having just spent the past few days in Amsterdam and elsewhere around the Netherlands. The last time I was in the Netherlands was …

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 …

Europe here we come!

LennyBoy — Sat, 23 May 2026 04:57:54 +0000

By the time this post is published, my partner and I will winging our way from Christchurch towards Singapore on the first leg of our nearly-6 week long tour around Europe. And, as you can see from our itinerary below, …

Events in May: Spokes AGM and Big Bike Film Nights

Cycling in Chch (Guest) — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:28:57 +0000

As we head into May, there are a few cycling events of note coming up (check out our Events Calendar for more of them). Let’s start with this info from Spokes Canterbury:

Announcing our SPOKES 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING…

Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Anzac Day Bike Parking

LennyBoy — Fri, 01 May 2026 02:06:23 +0000

Last weekend was an Anzac long weekend, and certainly a busy one here in Christchurch. You will have seen my recent post looking at bike parking options around the new stadium. And it’s a common question that comes up …

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: Chch cycling continues to rise

LennyBoy — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:54:27 +0000

If there’s one silver lining from all the current drama around fuel prices in NZ is that many people are considering alternatives like walking, biking and using public transport. That was highlighted earlier in the week when it was …