I was made to feel like an irresponsible criminal yesterday. My crime? I wanted to carry 3 lengths of stainless steel home on my bike for my latest bike trailer project. It was around 10kg worth of material in 3m …
Category: General A2B by bike
Anything that is general or doesn’t fit anywhere else
Guest Post: Wigram / Magdala Overbridge Update
Guest blogger Robert has been keeping an eye on the Wigram Rd / Magdala Pl overbridge works:
This project is now cruising toward the finish line after 18 months of construction work to date. The expected month of completion is …
Photo of the Day: Uni-Cycle Path by Boys High
A couple of weeks back we showed you the progress being made in North Hagley Park to widen the existing pathway as part of the upgraded Uni-Cycle Major Cycleway Route. They’re still working to complete that one, but one bit …
Guest Post: Cycling in Adelaide – An Update
Guest blogger Robert has been visiting our neighbours across the ditch:
It is two years since the Velo-City Global 2014 International Cycling Conference in Adelaide was held. Along with the other inspiring posts from Adelaide written by Lennyboy at the …
Cycling Activities for June 2016
Winter has finally decided to start showing itself to Christchurch, but that hasn’t stopped the opportunities to get on your bike or at least talk about bikes! Here’s this month’s run-down of coming cycling events; as always you can check …
Guest Bike Review: The Mighty Pilen
This review from guest blogger Stephen first appeared on his blog:
The mighty Pilen: a review
I now own a Pilen Lyx. It’s a big, robust city bicycle, designed by Swedes, made with modern components, but decidedly old
Guest Post: A Cycling Dogma
Guest blogger Catherine shares some of her thoughts about the key factors that influence her daily choice to commute by bike:
I developed a cycling dogma! It’s taken time to create, but here it is:
Cycling offers me freedom like …
Bike to the Future Awards now open
It’s nearly time to honour some of the best initiatives for cycling around the country. In previous years, the Cycling Action Network have held their Cycle-Friendly Awards to celebrate great cycling efforts. This year, the NZ Transport Agency have joined …
Cycling Activities for May 2016
As the months approach winter, it’s natural to think that your opportunities for doing things cycling-related might also cool down. But, rather like our current run of golden weather, there continue to be plenty of things in Chch to …
ICECycles Free Bike Maintenance Workshop
Sunday 8th May 2016 the ICECycles team will be at Linwood Community Art Centre cnr Stanmore Road and Worcester St from 1-4pm and will help you get your bike fixed up. It will be cancelled if the weather is lousy.…
What are your current Chch cycle safety concerns?
I’ve been involved in a few recent discussions with the City Council about current cycle safety issues in the city; it is of course an ongoing issue in the city. To help inform me, I thought I’d have a look …
Have Your Say: Chch Annual Plan 2016-17
Every year the City Council reviews its intentions for what to spend its money on (and also how much it needs) in the form of its Annual Plan. Lurking in the background also is the ten-year Long-Term Plan (LTP) and …
Guest Post: Coffee, Cycling and Culture
Guest blogger Robert muses on the “eternal triangle” of life:
Cycling, Coffee and Culture. It’s a Kiwi Thing , eh bro’…
Well, perhaps not quite as stated but certainly New Zealanders, and in particular those immigrants who made Christchurch their …
Some more Cycling Projects on the go
After all the planning and consultation, it’s always nice when a few cycling projects start to materialise in terms of shovels in the ground. A couple of recent projects are now starting to take shape around the city; while they’re …
Cycling Activities for April 2016
The days are starting to get a bit shorter, and some of the temperatures a little cooler – but that’s no reason to stop all the cycling! We still have another busy month of fun (and mostly free) cycling activities …
Photo of the Day: Central City 30km/h
The last two weeks have been a little bit frustrating as we have been trying to get our website onto a new site and make a few layout changes as well. There’s still some layout tweaks to go, but at …
The last two weeks have been a little bit frustrating as we have been trying to get our website onto a new site and make a few layout changes as well. There’s still some layout tweaks to go, but at …
One real world e-bike
There is a ton of e-bike solutions coming to market that promise to help us go further and faster but I had always wondered what they were like to ride. I love riding my bike, why would I want this …
There is a ton of e-bike solutions coming to market that promise to help us go further and faster but I had always wondered what they were like to ride. I love riding my bike, why would I want this …
SUP Stand Up Paddleboard By Bike
I’ve been making kayak trolleys for a few years now and lots of people use them instead of driving their kayak to the water on a car, but the increasingly popular vessel of choice is the stand up paddleboard (SUP). …
Cycling Activities for March 2016
Autumn may have officially started, but after February’s biking bonanza, there’s still plenty of cycling to be had this month. Here’s a run-down of some events that you might like to enjoy in March:
- After last month’s successful get-together,
Photo(s) of the Day: Worcester Boulevard
Today’s photo is actually a before-and-after of what could be: Worcester Boulevard is a great central city connection between Cathedral Square and Hagley Park via the City Council, Art Gallery, Arts Centre, and so on. It’s very popular for pedestrians, …