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I learned how to ride a bike on the wide, straight, flat streets and bike lanes of Chicago, then honed my skills living in cycle-friendly places such as France, Montreal, Benin and Laos. I re-located to Wellington to do a PhD at Victoria University in 2010, and even the steep, twisty roads, constant horizonal rain, and 100 km gusts of wind could not deter me from riding my bike everywhere, decked out in a frock and high heels more often than not.
Critical Mass: What’s your opinion?
Dearest cycling community of Wellington, Back in January Critical Mass (CM) Wellington’s (re)founding father Tom Elliot personally charged me with the mission of keeping CM going in Wellington, after he left…
Our own Patrick Morgan graces the cover of Cook Strait News!
Perhaps you noticed that handsome bright blue clad cyclist on the cover of last week’s Cook Strait News? It was none other than Cycling in Wellington’s (and CAN, CAW, etc.) own Patrick…
Wellington City Cycle Forum – 1 May 2013
How happy are you with cycling in Wellington? The Council wants to hear from you. Her Worship the Mayor of Wellington Celia Wade-Brown invites you to the Wellington City Cycle…
Cycling and sewing
I like riding bikes and making clothes, so I was really excited to come across McCall’s Sewing Patterns 2013 spring catalogue. The lookbook is full of sewing patterns featuring ladies with…
Meet Chris Winwood: Groovy dude and sweet cyclist!
Welcome to the long-overdue part 2 of my series investigating local Wellingtonian musical scene-celebrities who ride bikes. As I mentioned previously, Wellington is full of amazing people doing all sorts of cool…
Join Active a2b and get on your bike!
What is Active a2b? Active a2b is a free health and wellbeing programme run by Greater Wellington Regional Council and health partners to encourage people to walk or cycle to…
New publication: Everyday Cycling in New Zealand
Wellingtonian Alastair Smith’s book on everyday cycling (commuting, shopping, etc) has finally made it into bookshops! Great Christmas pressie for the cyclist in your life… or buy one for yourself!…
Meet Daniel Beban: Musician, inventor, cyclist!
Wellington is full of amazing people doing all sorts of cool stuff. This is the first part of my effort to get local Wellingtonian musical type folks who ride bikes…
Forget the Hobbit premiere… Critical Mass is the most exciting event of the month!
Hello friends and fellow people who like to ride bikes. This Friday, 30 November, 2012 is the last Friday of the month. That means a group of truly awesome…
Halloween Critical Mass!
This Friday is the last one in October, and the closest to one of my favourite holidays, Halloween! Put on your most awesome bicycle costume, get on your bike and…
Speaking of Helmets…
Hot on the tail of more helmet discussion, I was talking with my mom about costume ideas for Halloween (trying to think of something that involves a bike…) when she…
Critical Mass this Friday!
It’s the last Friday of the month… you know what that means! Get on your bike and head down to Civic Square at 5:30 pm for a leisurely, polite ride…
City cycling in North America
I’ve just gotten back from a holiday in North America. After a short 2 day stop over in Oakland to visit old friends, I spent the rest of my holiday…
Critical Mass this Friday!
Hey Wellington cyclists, get your bikes and come along to Critical Mass on Friday! Meet at 5:30 pm in Civic Square and join us for a cruise-y group ride around…
Meet Alastair Smith: Scholar, gentleman bike explorer, and life-long cycling advocate
Alastair descending the Dolomites “Grödner Pass”, Italy, 2009 In addition to being a life-long advocate for cycling, Alastair Smith is also a Senior Lecturer in Information Studies at Victoria University of…