Work and life in general has been rather busy lately, making it difficult to get many new Cycling in Chch posts out the door – sorry about that; hopefully rectified in the near future. Another item on my to-do list …
Tag: Website features
10 Years of “Cycling in Christchurch” – A Decade of Change…
On this day, 10 years ago back in 2012, a social media developer from Auckland called Jenny Marshall (aka “Unity Finesmith”) first launched a little blogsite called in Cycling in Christchurch, as well as sister sites Cycling in Auckland…
New Bike Database to help with stolen bikes
Note: As of 30th April 2022, Bike Database will no longer operate. We suggest that you register your bikes with 529 Garage.
15 years ago I had my trusty old commuter bike stolen while I was at work (lesson …
Flashback Friday – 100 Blog Posts: What should the next 100 cover?
Back in Dec 2012, Cycling in Chch had already racked up 100 posts – quite a prolific rate of blogging, as is often the case when you start something and are all enthusiastic. We certainly haven’t managed that rate …
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 …
Wanted: Your contributions!
You may have noticed that the blog posts have been a little sparse lately; if I can get one a week done I’m doing well at the moment. My apologies to those who like to receive a regular helping of …
Spring is back – and so are we!
The days are getting lighter and there is also the hint of some warmer weather popping up on occasion. Meanwhile a few more people are coming out of hibernation to hop on their bikes. And there’s lots happening on the …
Cycling in Chch loves Guest Posts!
When I first got involved with Cycling in Christchurch back in 2012 (has it been that long?), I envisaged having a collection of different bloggers with different perspectives taking turns to contribute bits and pieces to the overall picture. …
Help us out – Where can you bike in your suburb?
Some of our most popular pages on Cycling in Chch (especially on the weekends) are the ones giving ideas for Where to Ride in Chch and specific info about favourites like McLeans Forest and Westburn Reserve. This tells me …
Three years of “Cycling in Christchurch”
Last week, another little milestone snuck up on us – it’s now been three years since Cycling in Christchurch first hit the interweb! Since then we’ve had over 400 blog posts viewed by nearly 200,000 users.We’re also closing in on …
Two years blogging – and more Help needed!
A little milestone that snuck on past last month was the fact that Cycling in Christchurch is now two years old! Yes, it all began back on 12 May 2012 when the original blog creator Jenny (aka “Unity”) published the …
Merry Xmas – and a Service Announcement
Another busy year has nearly come to an end, and I hope that you are able to take a break over the next few weeks. From everyone at Cycling in Christchurch, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and …
Finding your way around our Website
In a little over a year, the Cycling in Christchurch website has grown to be a busy wee space, with over 5000 page visits each month and dozens of comments. It’s great that we’re getting such wonderful support from our …
Happy birthday us!
It’s hard to believe but Cycling in Christchurch is one year old today!
We’ve come a long way in one year:
- 166 posts
- 23,045 visits
- 45,740 page views
Thanks very much to the hard working bloggers and also to you, …
100 Blog Posts: What should the next 100 cover?
On the 12th of May this year, the Cycling in Christchurch website was launched. Hard to believe that just on seven months later we have come to the 100th blog post of Cycling in Christchurch. That’s roughly one post …
Looking for new bloggers
It spring – time for growing!
So we’re putting the call out for some new blogging ‘blood’ to join our teams in Cycling in Auckland, Cycling in Wellington and Cycling in Christchurch!
This is your opportunity to have …
Cycling in Christchurch launched!
The launching of Cycling in Christchurch has been one of those thoughts, with a ‘good idea’ tag, that has lurked around in the depths of my brain for a while. Then the other day a few stars aligned and I …