Overseas learnings – Cycling in Christchurch

Photo of the Day: Contra-flow cycling in Zürich

LennyBoy — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:37:46 +0000

While in Europe, we managed to spend a couple of (stupidly hot…) nights in Zürich, Switzerland. I was last there in mid-2015, as reported in this previous blogpost. Not much has changed in terms of fairly good cycling …

Some takeaways from Velo-City 2026 Rimini

LennyBoy — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:05:05 +0000

While much of my European travels involved sightseeing and doing various fun activities, I did take the opportunity when I was in Rimini, Italy to attend the 2026 Velo-City cycle conference.

Organised by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), Velo-City …

The Vienna cycle vibe is still strong

LennyBoy — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:27 +0000

In early June, Tracey and I spent a couple of nights in Vienna, Austria. The last time I was there was way back in 2015, and even then it certainly had lots of good features getting plenty of people …

Using Bike Share across Europe

LennyBoy — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:59:26 +0000

One of the things we got to pick up fairly quickly in Europe was the use of bike-share schemes to get around the various cities we visited. This definitely made it a lot easier to explore the many attractions and …

Photo of the Day: Berlin roundabout cycle crossing

LennyBoy — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:23:35 +0000

It was incredibly sad to hear the other day about the tragic attack that occurred in central Berlin, Germany last weekend – something that should never have to happen. Thankfully they found and killed the attacker, but for …

Oslo – Scandinavia does cycling well

LennyBoy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:37:47 +0000

About six weeks ago, I spent a couple of days looking around the Norwegian capital of Oslo. As with many parts of Europe, Oslo has been working hard to turn itself into a better city for cycling, with the …

Why was John Lennon in bed with a Dutch bike? Marco te Brömmelstroet visits Chch

LennyBoy — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:19:33 +0000

Having regaled you earlier this week with some pics from Amsterdam, a heads-up about another cycling luminary from that fair city about to pay a visit to Christchurch.

Prof Marco te Brömmelstroet is Chair of Urban Mobility Futures at …

Flashback Friday: A Presidential Bikeway

LennyBoy — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:09:17 +0000

Back home in New Zealand and we are reminded how much President Trump’s seemingly never-ending war with Iran is affecting people’s wallets. This is particularly the case if they are very dependent on cars and the associated fuel prices; …

Amsterdam is still a Cycling Capital

LennyBoy — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:08:41 +0000

In late June on our journey around Europe, we made our way to Amsterdam in the Netherlands – the last time I was there was back in May 2015. It was sweltering hot (so hot they had to spray …

Photos of the Day: Return to Copenhagen

LennyBoy — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:05:42 +0000

Way back in 2010, I first visited Copenhagen, as reported here back in 2016. Copenhagen really is one of the top cycling cities in the world (competing hard with Amsterdam), so I took various photos of interesting cycling facilities …