Wonderful wonderful Copenhagen… through Auckland eyes
Aucklander Keri Bloomfield is living the new parent dream – in Copenhagen, where she gets to bike around town with her baby as a matter of course. You can follow her her adventures […]
Orange you glad the Dutch Cycling Embassy came to visit?
(Sorry for the groanworthy pun, just trying to avoid another of those ‘going Dutch’ headlines…) On a rainy Monday night in Auckland, a standing room only crowd gathered eagerly to […]
Can Auckland go Dutch? A letter from Utrecht
Brian Johnston was lucky enough to live in one of the best biking cities in the world for eight years. He’s been keeping tabs on developments in Auckland from a distance, and […]
‘Drive-and-ride’: California dreaming and some thoughts about Auckland
Last year during a trip to California, my wife and I satisfied a yearning for a bike ride by heading to the beach in a car. We decided to try a […]
Put a Bike On It – Jessica Rose bikes Portland
Portland, Oregon: city of bridges, famous for its hipster attitude, craft beer capital of the States and possibly the world. Specky, beardy and full of artisanal products and people, it […]
We Don’t Know How Lucky We Are: Jessica Rose bikes Los Angeles
Tall poppy syndrome, greener grass syndrome, whatever you like to call it – us kiwis have a habit of immediately thinking ‘they have it better over there’. I’m no different: […]
Bikes vs Cars – a second showing, by popular demand!
Bikes vs Cars: the name itself seemed so confrontational, almost antagonistic. But it’s brought people out in droves. This Sunday’s screening and panel discussion has SOLD OUT, with all 180 seats […]
Free our streets for bikes! Taking inspiration from London’s FreeCycle
Waitemata Local Board Deputy Chair and bike aficionado Pippa Coom recently accompanied her mum Barbara Grace to London, to support Barbara competing in the 10th World Brompton Championship race. While there, she was inspired […]
On habits, habitats, and happy communities – a report from the Asia Pacific Cycle Congress
Bikes and bike people poured into Brisbane recently for the 2015 Asia Pacific Cycle Congress, which attracted around 230 delegates from Australia and New Zealand, and a keynote speaker from San Francisco. This year’s focus: […]