Category: General A2B by bike

Haven’t heard any complaints about magpies for a while but spring is here so no doubt there’ll be a few incidents on their way. I was reading Michael Leunig last night and thought this poem would be appropriate for all …

The Christchurch City Council is currently starting to consult on its review of the District Plan. For those not familiar with city planning, this might not seem terribly relevant to cycling, but in fact arguably it’s the most important …

This is a guest post from Helen Fitt who sat down to write a submission on the Curletts Road options and decided that none of them are acceptable and that we should be telling NZTA that this is the case!…

Earlier in the year I was making smoothies at the energy future expo on the bike blender and chatting to people about cycling. I estimated over 8 out of 10 people said they would cycle more but it was too …

A bit of recent news activity points to some improvements looming for anyone riding to/from the seaside suburbs of Sumner and Redcliffs. This will be of great relief to anyone who has suffered the hair-raising ride over the past couple …

Its a tiny bit of, I assume, steel.  I couldn’t find it.  The mechanics at the local bike shop couldn’t find it after turning the tyre inside out.  I was in town at an appointment, and coming out and finding …

When I told people that my first post for Cycling in Christchurch was going to be about my never having had a flat they rolled their eyes, and warned me that ‘I’d had it now’. A flat was in my …

I came across this article looking at the ways in which Cities in the States are starting to rethink the use of transport spaces.

Car transport takes up a lot of space in our lives and in our cities and …

I’ve never had a flat tyre.  Never.  There are two reasons for that – the first is I have only been cycling for a couple of years, and until recently my commutes have been pretty short – a couple …

I was reflecting the other day on the way people out there rose to the occasion and put in submissions both to the Christchurch Transport Strategic Plan and to the Three year plan to support the development of a cycle …

{UPDATE: OpenStreets has now been postponed until SUN 29TH SEPTEMBER, due to anticipated weather conditions this weekend}

The first Open Streets ciclovía in NZ is now only days away from happening in central Christchurch. A briefing occurred tonight for …

Here’s something a little different, particularly if you’re keen on cycle touring around the world:

Somewhere on Planet Earth – A cycle adventure in Asia and the Himalayas

12th of July, 7:30 pm, North New Brighton Community Hall, 93 Marine …

{UPDATE: OpenStreets has now been postponed until SUN 29TH SEPTEMBER, due to anticipated weather conditions this weekend}

{NEW POST, 12 JUL: How to get to Open Streets on Sunday}

Alright, I confess, a few months ago when I …

Ciclovia is happening in Christchurch on 14th July 10am-4pm where they close off central city streets to cars, then pedestrians, bikes, skateboards, scooters etc can cruise around & have lots of fun. Steven Muir is helping with some activities and …

While Christchurch has been busy planning some impressive cycling facilities, our southern neighbours in Dunedin have also been busy making things a little better for cycling. The most recent initiative has been to install some cycle lane separator posts to …