I’ve just finished working my way through Graham Stewart’s wonderful 1993 public tramway book “The End of the Penny Section” (yes, I’m an old public transport tragic from way back…). It tells the really interesting story of how trams …
Tag: Cycle culture
Flashback Friday: Time for a Ciclovía in Christchurch?
The past couple of months have given us an interesting experiment into what happens when you effectively shut down streets from traffic and turn them over to people walking and biking instead. Under “normal” circumstances, you have to deliberately implement …
Guest post: Trishaw wedding
Guest contributor Minnkey gives us a little cycle-related story about her wedding…
Just over 3 years ago, amongst other things, I started thinking about a bit of a unique way to turn up to my own wedding, preferably on some …
Flashback Friday: More Cycling in the News
The image of cycling in Christchurch (and New Zealand in general) has slowly changed over the years, from the perception of some strange “hobby” that a few enthusiasts do, to a more everyday activity undertaken by a wide range of …
Guest Post: A Car Free Life
I guess many people right now might be learning to deal with a life without work, socialising, and many other things we take for granted. For Alastair Brown and his family, living without a car has been something they’ve dealt …
Vale, Keith Guthrie
For those who have been around the cycling scene in Christchurch for a while, the one retail institution that has outlasted them all is the Cycle Trading Company, currently in Elgin St, Sydenham. And the long-standing institution behind that …
Changing Times: Speedy Cycles
Guest contributor Criggie offered up this little historical snapshot for our viewing:
We’ve got this picture as a poster-print on the wall of our bike shed at work:
The photo was originally from the National Archives, and bears this …
Wanted! YOUR Christchurch cycling stories
The name of this website is “Cycling in Christchurch”; as the name implies, it is focused on what is happening cycling-wise in our fair city (or occasionally what we could be inspired by from elsewhere). The name of this site …
Biketober’s almost over – what’s up in Nov 2019?
It’s been another fantastic Biketober with lots of activities across Christchurch over the past month. If you’re quick, you can still listen in on the “Reclaiming the Streets” seminar at Tūranga this evening (5.30pm) or take part in tonight’s Halloween …
It’s the final week of Biketober 2019!
Have you been getting involved in Biketober events around Christchurch this year? I’ve seen some great photos of activities to date (even if the weather hasn’t always behaved…). You’ve only got a week to get involved in the remaining activities …
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 …
Biketober 2019 is Here!
It’s about that time when I usually preview what’s coming up biking-wise over the coming month. However, when that particular month is October then it’s no ordinary month – it’s Biketober! Yes, for the third year running, you’re in …
Biking Events for Sep 2019
Welcome to spring! Wow, the weather is certainly quite stunning at the moment (let’s just ignore those warnings of some looming Antarctic stratospheric thingamybob…). I’m seeing heaps of people out and about on bikes, especially on the weekends …
Biking Events for Aug 2019
Is winter over yet? Not judging by the weather out there; oh well, keep thinking of spring… In the meantime, here’s a few activities coming up this month (including some where you can keep indoors), maintained on our events …
Flashback Friday: Starting with a Solid Base
It’s hard yakka producing blog posts for Cycling in Christchurch; and yet somehow we’ve managed to publish over 800 (!) of them since the start in May 2012. We’ll keep endeavouring to post on all manner of things when we …
Biking Events for Jul 2019
Brrr, it’s been pretty cold lately on a number of evenings and mornings; certainly a good excuse to dig out all your layers for your next ride. In contrast, the night of this year’s recent Winter Solstice Ride was positively …
Review/Preview: Big Bike Film Night 2019
Last night, Christchurch played host to the 2019 Big Bike Film Night. Another fairly full Charles Luney Auditorium audience watched a diverse collection of eleven short films about all manner of biking. More on them in a moment…
If …
Biking Events for May 2019
Another month into autumn and, while the cycling activity around the city may be winding down a bit (although not as much as many assume), there are still plenty of things to keep the bike fan happy. This …
Biketober 2018 – Week 4
Only ten days to go until the end of Biketober 2018 and yet there are still plenty of things to do! The glorious weather at present is leaving no excuse for getting out on your bike and taking part in …
Biketober 2018 – Week 3
We’re halfway through Biketober and what a lot has already happened! The highlight this week was the just-completed NZ Bike Expo at Wigram Airforce Museum. Thousands of people checked out the many exhibitors on display, tried out lots of bikes, …