Another free bike maintenance workshop from the ICECycles team this Saturday 2nd March 1-4pm at Delta 105 North Avon Road. Bring along your old bike and get it tuned up. Bring along some tools and help out. Bring along your …
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Separated Bikeways – More Good Evidence
There’s been a lot of good discussion here in Christchurch about developing separated bikeways, but we’re not the only ones in New Zealand looking seriously at the issue. I’ve already mentioned previously what Auckland are planning to do soon. Meanwhile …
Share the Road and Win a Prize
The Christchurch City Council in conjunction with the Police are currently running a “Share the Road” campaign and you could even win a prize! Go to the Transport for Christchurch website, watch the video and answer a simple question.
Entries …
Fossil Fuel Free Multi-sport 2013
Five people took part in the world’s second ever fossil fuel free multisport outing, which took place on Sunday 17th February 2013. The idea was to do multisport without burning a single drop of fossil fuel to achieve it, in …
Mythbusting: Cyclists don’t Pay
Cycling has been in the media a bit lately and once again a familiar chorus has sprung up. It doesn’t matter whether you are talking funding for cycleways, whether to wear hi-vis clothing, or a high-profile cycle crash…
High-visibility clothing for cyclists a must – coroner
This is the moment I feared would come. Why does NZ officialdom come up with so many crackpot ideas? Why do they think it is more effective to have ambulances at the bottom of the cliff than erecting fences at …
Cost of pandering to cars
Aaron Keown’s remarks about cycling infrastructure adding $16 to each households rates have sparked some comment! It is interesting that there is no analysis in this discussion of the cost per household of providing roading and maintaining roads primarily for …
New kayak-towbar test drive
The fossil fuel free multisport is happening this Sunday 17th starting 7.45 am from the corner of Armagh and Barbadoes st (details here). You could join us for a ride or come for a picnic at the very …
Go By Bike Day
Technically February is Bike Wise Month and this Wednesday (13th) is Go By Bike Day. You may not be aware of this because there has been pretty much zilch publicity about it in Christchurch. Contrast this with:
- Wellington, where they’ll
Handy Tips: Avoiding Dooring
There has been a flurry of interest just recently with the release of an online map showing where in NZ cyclists have suffered “dooring” crashes, i.e. they have been hit by an opening door of a parked car as they’ve …
Priority Cycleways for Christchurch – Where should they be?
Now we’re starting to get to the details… some potential cycleway routes that might be funded in coming years have been identified and presented to City Council. You might recall that late last year, following submissions on the Chch Strategic …
Pallette pavillion bike fixup radio report
The January bike fixup with the ICECycles team at the pallette pavillion was a very enjoyable evening resulting in 26 bikes being repaired and an entertaining radio interview done by Radio NZ. You can listen to the interview for a …
Accessible City – Christchurch Central Recovery Plan 2013
The submissions on the proposed transport chapter of the central city rebuild blueprint closed on 1st Feb. The transport section of the blueprint was delayed so more time could be given to getting it right.
Amongst other things it proposes …
Borrow a Bike: 6th-9th Feb
Here’s another nifty idea for anyone who needs a little push to try out biking – Borrow a Bike! After a successful trial at Canterbury University in 2011, Rosalee Jenkin is organising an event during this Wed 6th – …
Canterbury Active Transport Forum – 14th Feb
It’s nearly Valentines Day again, and this year we’d like it to be VELOtines Day! The next Canterbury Active Transport (CAT) Forum, hosted by Environment Canterbury, will be held on Thursday 14th February and features a couple of interesting …
A Presidential Bikeway
I’m back from Washington DC and I just managed to avoid the chaos that surrounded the inauguration of President Obama. If you were watching footage of the President’s walk down Pennsylvania Ave the other day you might have noticed something …
The World’s Most Bicycle Friendly Cities
A closely related organisation to Cycling in Christchurch is Spokes Canterbury, who amongst other things advocate for better infrastructure to encourage more people to cycle more often. They have recently adopted a goal of making Christchurch one of the …
Big Bike Tune-up January 28th
ICECycles in conjunction with Gap-Filler are running a bike bike tune-up on Monday 28th January 6-9pm at the Pallet Pavilion cnr Kilmore & Durham Sts. Bring your old bike along and the team of volunteers will help you get it …
Are you a Cyclist or a Person?
Robert F’s recent post was a very enjoyable read. I was interested in his statement that “I am a cyclist. To define more accurately, I am not a competitive cyclist, extreme cyclist or even much of a recreational cyclist nowadays. …
It is the little things …
A guest post by Robert F
I am a cyclist. To define more accurately, I am not a competitive cyclist, extreme cyclist or even much of a recreational cyclist nowadays. Just a cyclist. I cycle because it feels physically good, …