Off-road bike fun for the family – Sunday Cyclocross!
What’s cyclocross? It’s an exhilarating cross between biking and running, like doing mountain biking on a road bike with added muddy fun. If you’ve fancied trying it out but weren’t sure where to […]
How to go Friding – and a Friding challenge!
Friding is one of those ideas that strikes you with the force of a revelation: Riding. On a Friday. “The best day, the best way.” Couldn’t be simpler. It’s not […]
Details of the ‘Sunday Best’ Ride – a splendid spring sortie!
I say, Auckland: mark your diaries for Sunday October 4th, and join a variety of vivacious velocipede enthusiasts on the inaugural Sunday Best Ride. In the spirit of the great London […]
How to Train (and Ferry) Your Bike – the art of ‘trip-chaining’
Inspired by yesterday’s commuting feature, here’s a handy recipe for how to get almost anywhere in Auckland: 1. bike to train or ferry 2. put self and bike on train or ferry […]
Round, round, get around: how Aucklanders commute
A fascinating article in the Herald today looks at all the different ways Aucklanders get where they’re going. It’s part of the paper’s series on what would make for a “World Class Auckland”. Travel reporter Mathew […]
Franklin, my dears: we do give a damn
We all share a love of bikes and the joy and freedom of riding around Auckland. Cycle Action is about celebrating and evangalising this lifestyle, of course. But we’re also […]
Lost in Paris… the best way, by bike
Getting lost in a strange big city is a great way to get under its skin. Getting lost on a bicycle in greater Paris turned out to be exhausting, but […]
The Waiheke Winter Warm-up – an island adventure, close to home
On a sunny Saturday, the Ladygang & Frocks on Bikes took a bunch of new gals for a gallivant around Waiheke. Jessica Rose reports: Jess and Sophie’s ‘Waiheke Winter Warm-up’ ride was […]
Great new options for Bike the Bridge 2015 – let’s do it!
Exciting news from Bike the Bridge and Auckland Transport about this year’s event: it’s been made even friendlier for every kind of rider, with options aplenty for all. Take part […]