New cycleways can be great for cycling, but they don’t always stop bad behaviour by motorists. This has certainly come to the fore lately in Auckland, where several drivers have (for whatever reason) elected to park their cars in the …
Tag: Bike parking
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: New Brighton Kite Day bike parking
As mentioned earlier this week, tomorrow will see the annual New Brighton Kite Day underway. Sadly it looks like the weather may not be great this year (nor when we head off to see Ed Sheeran later too…). Two …
New Brighton Market & Kite Day Bike Valet
Next Sat 24th Jan, the annual Kite Day will be held out at New Brighton beach from 12-4pm; come along to check out an amazing array of kites of all shapes and sizes! The regular New Brighton seaside market will …
Flashback Friday Guest Photo of the Day: Theory and Practice of Wheel-Bender Cycle Parking
I’ve just biked over to The Palms shopping centre in Shirley to pick up some new glasses and a few groceries – thankfully the weather stayed relatively dry. The Palms has a number of handy bike parking areas, generally …
Cycling in Chch 2025 in Review: Slow and Steady wins the Race…
And just like that, we’ve reached the end of 2025! As we herald the New Year, let’s look at how things have gone in the cycling world over the past 12 months…
While the signs were looking somewhat worrying at …
Guest Post: The joys of biking Memorial Ave
Guest contributor Stephen Judd muses on a recent bike ride to the airport:
Last weekend I had an overnight trip to Auckland booked. So I thought I could ride my bike for once and save myself two days’ parking or …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Hagley Oval Bike Parking
This week, NZ has been playing the West Indies in a cricket test match at Hagley Oval; at the moment, it looks like the Black Caps will prevail in that one. I haven’t been along to watch this time, …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Canterbury Show Bike Parking
Happy Canterbury Anniversary Day! Always nice to have a extra holiday and a short working week… I suspect that many people may be heading over the Royal A&P Show near Wigram this weekend. We’re flagging it this year, but two …
Photo of the Day: New Locky Docks at Little Poms
We’ve talked a few times lately about the various Locky Dock secure bike stands popping up around the city – and now another one has shown up. This time, it’s actually just by my offices, outside the popular Little Poms …
Flashback Friday: Locky Dock stations popping up around town
As mentioned, a few months back, Locky Docks have been sprouting up all over Christchurch. In the next week or so, the team at Locky Dock want to say thank you to Christchurch bikers by offering free bike tune-ups …
Ride to the Go Green Expo and get a Bike Valet!
A few months ago, we told you about the bike valet parking offered by Spokes Canterbury at a recent Ninja Valley event. Next weekend, the Go Green Expo is being held at Wolfbrook Arena (Sat 9th and Sun 10th …
Flashback Friday: Edgeware Village – Strength to Strength
Last night, I took part in the local Transportation Group Branch’s annual trivia quiz night; lots of fun (and we even came 3rd…). Coming up with amusing team names is part of the fun too (in keeping with the …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles
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If you’ve been paying attention lately, you might have seen that there has been a bit of a kerfuffle in Los Angeles recently, with President Trump ordering in the National Guard to quell supposed “rioters”. Certainly the USA in general …
Flashback Friday: Ferry Road Streetscape Improvements at Woolston Village
In the past week or so; the topic of car parking has loomed large in Christchurch. Firstly when proposed cycle lanes along Glandovey & Idris Rds were canned due to the expected reduction in on-street parking (never mind that the …
Guest Post: Ninja Valley Bike Valet Parking
Spokes Canterbury secretary George Laxton recently helped with an interesting bike event in Upper Riccarton; in this guest post he recounts the action…
A few weeks ago Spokes Canterbury (with the support of Ninja Valley Christchurch and Bush Inn Mall) …
Photo of the Day: Cashel St Bike Parking
A few weeks ago, my partner and I were having dinner at a restaurant on Cashel St east of the new stadium. On our way home afterwards, we spotted an interesting new bike park just down the road…
Elsewhere along …
Flashback Friday – Biking to Events: Summer 2023 Progress Report
While some of us are still pottering around on work today, tens of thousands will be descending upon North Hagley for the two-day (Fri-Sat) Electric Avenue music festival. Judging by the information on their website, I fear that (once …
More Locky Docks appearing all over Christchurch
A few years back we highlighted the introduction of Locky Docks public lockable bike stands to Christchurch. Since then, more sites have rolled out around the city. One of the latest additions has been a set of new Locky …
Flashback Friday: Bike Parking at Major Events
Tomorrow, I’m off again to enjoy a few brews and food at this year’s Great Kiwi Beer Festival in Hagley Park. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the bike parking offerings there lately, so let’s hope it’s the same again tomorrow …
Flashback Friday – #2walkandcycle: Interesting stuff around Nelson
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Last weekend I was up in Nelson for a wedding; while there, we also took the opportunity to do a bit more socialising and checking out the Nelson-Richmond district. Not surprisingly, we saw plenty of people biking while there as …