Wellington Bikes

200 dollar bikes in Wellington

South Island Cycle Tour

South Island route

1: Dunedin Airport to Middlemarch 77km
2: Middlemarch to Wedderburn 65 km
3: Wedderburn to Cromwell 100+
4: Cromwell to Queenstown 75km
5: Queenstown via Crown Range and Wanaka to Tarras 80km
6: Tarras via Lindis Pass to Twizel 85km
7: Twizel to Mt Cook Hermitage 60km
8: Hermitage to Tekapo 90km
9: Tekapo to Nth of Geraldine 89km
10: Geraldine via Rakaia Gorge to Glentunnel 90km
11: Glentunnel to Christchurch 55km

Cycling NZ

Wouter Van Wezemael and Vanessa Mudarra are cycling NZ and raising money for The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society. The NZ Herald reported that the couple, who are traveling with their toddler 'decided to stay off the main roads' after drivers began to behave dangerously near Whangarei. Wouter writes that they had a few close calls with ignorant motorists:

drivers...apart from not guarding [sic giving us?] enough distance, did not reduce speed while passing us by. That is a very dangerous trend that is only seen in countries where most youth never had the experience of cycling...If you do not have the infrastucture to promote cycling, people will not understand the culture. You can hardly blame the car driver for something he/she has not been taught how to deal with...

More of their impressions of cycling and cycling infrastructure in NZ can be found at their blog cycle 4 nature.

Cycling reconsidered

Insanity. Oh my god some of this is jaw dropping. Steel is strong stuff.

International day of climate action

This Saturday October 24 is the international day of action on climate change.

Here are some events happening in Wellington, including a couple of riding options

Kim Hill interviews Phillip Darnton Sat 24th October about 2009 Cycling Conference

Cycling Conference 12 and 13 November in New Plymouth. For the Kim Hill interview. Ride from Wellington and show them your bike.

Topics:

Great Cycle Rides and Touring Routes

Cycling Promotion and Initiatives

Pedestrians and Cyclists

Physical Activity and Health

The Economic Case for Cycling

Marketing and Innovation in encouraging Cycling Inspiring Overseas Cycling Examples Planning and Design for Cycling

Overcoming Obstacles to Cycling

People who should go:

Central government politicians/policy-makers

Transport policy, planning and design professionals

Health sector agencies and community public health groups

Local/regional government staff and elected members

Tourism and economic development agencies

Community service organisations, charities and trusts Sport and recreation organisations Planners, engineers, researchers and other professionals in cycling-related sectors (e.g. education, police, urban design, environment, road safety)

Everyday (commuter), touring and recreational cyclists

Suppliers of cycling-related services and goods

Cycling advocates and other road-user group representatives

Car hits cyclist and drives away

Sadly another motor vehicle has killed another cyclist. The poor guy was out training for a charity ride. Fatal head injuries were the result.