Some interesting news just reported: New Zealand’s first long-distance cycle/art trail, the W75 Ride, will be officially opened in Kaiapoi this weekend. This 75‑kilometre cycle and walking trail will link existing paths and back‑country roads through Waikuku, Ashley, Mandeville, …

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 …

Last year, we foreshadowed the announcement by Transport Minister Chris Bishop of several planned changes to NZ road rules, including several quite relevant to cycling. Last week, the Government launched consultation on these Rule changes, with public submissions due …

As mentioned a couple of days ago, we’re about to head into another month of the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, with lots of different events and activities to take part in. Six years ago, the calendar for February was equally …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Yesterday marked 15 years since the first big earthquake hit Christchurch in the early hours of Sept 4th. Little did we know an even more devastating one would show up a few months later… Transport options are an interesting consideration …

No surprises that cycleways are one of the hot topics in this coming election, and will no doubt get some airing at the Mayoral Forum next Thu 4th Sep. A news article last week looked into the supposed extravagance …

A few months ago, we told you about the bike valet parking offered by Spokes Canterbury at a recent Ninja Valley event. Next weekend, the Go Green Expo is being held at Wolfbrook Arena (Sat 9th and Sun 10th …