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Cycling Christchurch

@CyclingChch

Regular people riding bicycles in Christchurch

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Joined May 2012
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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Election Time 2026 - Who to vote for... - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Election Time 2026 - Who to vote for...

Election Time 2026 - Who to vote for...

Amazing to think it has been already three years since the last General Election and now it's time to do your civic duty again in a few days (although you can a

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Cycling in Sydney - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Cycling in Sydney

Cycling in Sydney

Having just returned from a conference in Sydney, it seemed opportune while I was there to also have a look around the central city and see how cycling is farin

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Flashback Friday Guest Post: We Share the Road? - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Flashback Friday Guest Post: We Share the Road?

Flashback Friday Guest Post: We Share the Road?

I've just spent the past week attending the Australasian Road Safety Conference in Sydney; some useful and interesting lessons and takeaways in there. Cycling s

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Reminder: Tom Flood in Christchurch this Sat 31st - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Reminder: Tom Flood in Christchurch this Sat 31st

Reminder: Tom Flood in Christchurch this Sat 31st

I'm currently in Sydney attending the Australasian Road Safety Conference here; some interesting sessions so far. I also got to have a bit of a wander around la

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Flashback Friday Guest Post: 5 Maintenance Tips New Cyclists Should Never Forget - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Flashback Friday Guest Post: 5 Maintenance Tips New Cyclists Should Never Forget

Flashback Friday Guest Post: 5 Maintenance Tips New Cyclists Should Never Forget

Last weekend, the front gear cable on my bike snapped, so it's been a frustrating week of either getting by riding in low gear or swapping out to another bike.

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Photo of the Day: Brougham St Overbridge takes shape - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Photo of the Day: Brougham St Overbridge takes shape

Photo of the Day: Brougham St Overbridge takes shape

The other day my partner and I were biking over to Addington to attend the Christchurch Home Show. On the way, the route took us past the overbridge constructio

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Wanna a Biketober T-Shirt? Better get in quick... - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Wanna a Biketober T-Shirt? Better get in quick...

Wanna a Biketober T-Shirt? Better get in quick...

As a thank you for my Biketober seminar presentation a couple of weeks ago, I got given a lovely sage green Biketober t-shirt featuring a "Tube"-style map of Ch

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Flashback Friday: Shouldering the burden - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Flashback Friday: Shouldering the burden

Flashback Friday: Shouldering the burden

It was incredibly sad to hear about the death a week ago of a cyclist near Governors Bay, in what appeared to be a freak chain of events - my sincere sympathies

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Photo of the Day: Safe Pedestrian/Cycle Rail Crossings - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Photo of the Day: Safe Pedestrian/Cycle Rail Crossings

Photo of the Day: Safe Pedestrian/Cycle Rail Crossings

I've just spent two days undertaking KiwiRail certification training for undertaking Level Crossing Safety Impact Assessments (a certain irony then that my curr

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Photo of the Day: Bikes on Trains - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Photo of the Day: Bikes on Trains

Photo of the Day: Bikes on Trains

I was up in Auckland a few days ago doing some university guest teaching. As you might expect, I took a bus and train combo from the airport to make my way into

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Flashback Friday: Fossil Fuel Free Coast to Coast to Coast Update - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Flashback Friday: Fossil Fuel Free Coast to Coast to Coast Update

Flashback Friday: Fossil Fuel Free Coast to Coast to Coast Update

The other evening, I caught up with Steven Muir over a drink to chat about a few things biking and our respective thoughts about the current state of the world

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Flashback Friday Guest Post - Cycling in London - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Flashback Friday Guest Post - Cycling in London

Flashback Friday Guest Post - Cycling in London

Last week I wrapped up my posts covering various places visited around Europe a few months ago; I also delivered an overview presentation about all my observati

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Cycling continues to reign in Copenhagen - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Cycling continues to reign in Copenhagen

Cycling continues to reign in Copenhagen

Soon after our return from Europe, I mentioned how I had managed to snap an updated photo of cyclists while at a Copenhagen intersection in early June. Having r

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Flashback Friday: Biketober 2023 is Here! - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Flashback Friday: Biketober 2023 is Here!

Flashback Friday: Biketober 2023 is Here!

Hot on the heels of our announcement about next month's Biketober 2026 programme, let's cast our mind back to when it was last held three years ago. Not surpris

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - We're nearing the end of September - and then it will be Biketober 2026! - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
We're nearing the end of September - and then it will be Biketober 2026!

We're nearing the end of September - and then it will be Biketober 2026!

Some of you may recall the very successful Biketober festivals of cycling, set up here originally back in October 2017 and continued annually for several years

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Biking in Prague - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Biking in Prague

Biking in Prague

In early June, we visited one of our favourite European locations, the Czech capital of Prague. In terms of old town beauty and history, you certainly can't go

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Visit the 2026 Chch Outdoor Expo - and get a Cycling in Chch discount! - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Visit the 2026 Chch Outdoor Expo - and get a Cycling in Chch discount!

Visit the 2026 Chch Outdoor Expo - and get a Cycling in Chch discount!

Having first kicked off here in 2024, the 3rd Christchurch Outdoor Expo is happening on Fri 2 - Sun 4 October at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch -

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Flashback Friday: Taking the bike on the train - completing the Hurunui Heartland Ride - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Flashback Friday: Taking the bike on the train - completing the Hurunui Heartland Ride

Flashback Friday: Taking the bike on the train - completing the Hurunui Heartland Ride

Last week, there was some news that another section of the Whale Trail (a cycling route from Picton to Kaikōura) is set to be completed by the end of the year

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - New cycle-friendly Road Rules from Oct 1st - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
New cycle-friendly Road Rules from Oct 1st

New cycle-friendly Road Rules from Oct 1st

You may recall how earlier in the year the Government consulted on a series of proposed changes to existing Road Rules, many of them looking to provide advantag

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New post on Cycling in Christchurch - Mamma Mia, Stockholm is still a Cycling Queen... - cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/20…
Mamma Mia, Stockholm is still a Cycling Queen...

Mamma Mia, Stockholm is still a Cycling Queen...

In the past week, as part of some research I've been doing, I have had two video interviews with representatives from Sweden about their country's impressive ro

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