Flashback Friday – Photo of the Day (Night): Winter Solstice Ride 2016

In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, hopefully you know that the shortest day of the year is coming up tomorrow, Sat 21st June, and that also coincides with our annual Winter Solstice Bike Ride. Please

Flashback Friday – Cycling and the Law: Things that can go on or with a Bike

As we head towards the shortest day of the year (reminder: Winter Solstice Ride on Sat 21st June!), the mornings and evenings are getting darker. All the more reason to make sure you have good bike lights for your

Flashback Friday Photo: 2020 Winter Solstice Ride

I’m back in Christchurch following a week in the heat of Singapore – more about that in a future post… After the temperatures and mugginess of the equator, it’s quite the shock to return to late winter in Christchurch and

Flashback Friday: 2014 Winter Solstice Ride Highlights

It’s been a chilly couple of weeks in Christchurch (and much of the rest of the country apparently); a reminder that winter has arrived. It looks like the cooler temperatures are set to ease off from this weekend , which

Time for another Winter Solstice Ride – Tue 21 June 2022

It’s hard to believe that a simple fun idea dreamed up 10 years ago would turn into a much-loved institution in the Christchurch cycling calendar. But that was the concept started by Ian Wells all those years ago, with the …

Flashback Friday – Defensive cycling: Looking left

It’s never too late to learn a few more tips and tricks for getting around on your bike safely. Here’s some useful thoughts from Chrys about some defensive cycling practices, first posted in Dec 2014

I’ve been cycling around …

Flashback Friday: 2013 Winter Solstice Ride – Highlights

For a ride that happens on the shortest day of the year, the annual Winter Solstice Ride has generally been remarkably forgiving weather-wise during its 8-year run. However, a few of us can hardly forget the one time when we

Photo of the Day (Night) – Bike Rave Chch style

It’s hard to believe that we’re already almost halfway through Biketober for 2019. Already there have been about 25 events so far this month, with about as many again still to go. The weather this year has been a bit …