Here’s another guest blog, this time by a recent convert to riding, Robyn M. Speed:
I blame my son, Andy.
It’s a bit unfair to blame him really, when it all came about because he crashed his bike on the …
Tag: Bicycles
Sound System Bike Trailer
Unfortunately Ciclovia/open streets planned for the 14th July was postponed until 29 Sept, but we had a volunteers briefing on the Thursday 11th and I took along the mobile sound system trailer I had built up for the Ciclovia to …
Book Review: Easy Rider – A Kiwi’s Guide to Cycling
by Jon Bridges (203pp., Penguin Books, Auckland, RRP $40)
If you have Xmas book vouchers burning a hole in your pocket, here is one new book that you might like to get a hold of.
Jon Bridges has been …
ICECycles free bike maintenance workshop Nov 10
ICECycles Free bike maintenance workshop with fun bikes from Pedal Mania.
Saturday 10 November 1-4pm at Richmond School, Pavitt Street. Phone Jenny: 379 5134, or Jonathon 389 4227 or Steve 021 0619296, email: steve@cycletrailers.co.nz.
Come along and get your …
My lovely new bicycle
A few months ago, I took 2 old bikes to my Trusty Bike Mechanic, Keith, at Cycle Trading Company and said: ‘Keith, dear, please make me one bike,’ confident in the knowledge that the hybrid would be better than either …
Addington Big Bike Fixup
Saturday 15th Sept saw lots of keen bike fixers turn up out the back of Addington Coffee Coop for the first ever big bike fixup in Addington. 45 bikes were fixed, some excellent pumpkin soup and sausages enjoyed and a …
Many uses for a bike
I’ve never liked using the stationary bicycles at the gym – they seem like such an incredible waste of energy when there is so much you could be doing with it. Some people generate power using their pedals – those …
ICECycles free bike workshop a success
The ninth Inner City East Cycles (ICECycles) free bike maintenance workshop went very well on Saturday 21 July at Delta Community house. The team of volunteers repaired 57 bikes and gave away 17 bikes to appreciative attendees, bringing the total …
How to Ride a Bike: A Guide for Fat Cyclists
Here is a neat link that a friend sent me. Another perspective of how fattist we as a society is (and yes, my day job is health promotion to combat obesity!) http://www.charlottecooper.net/docs/fat/rideabike.htm
…Even though we were active cyclists as kids,