I starting commuting to work to save a few quid on parking. Since I started I've left the car at home over 200 times, in rain fog snow and storms, and saved 433kg of carbon, which is the same weigh... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
We've been using the bike to get to nursery and school for a while now, but this year I'm trying to hit 200 days of commuting by bike - not easy once you factor in holidays, work trips etc. So sinc... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
Decided to cycle to my favourite dog walk which I do about 3 times a week. I have been driving 3l diesel 10 miles round trip so will save over 4kg of co2 each journey.
Mainly cycle ways by the ... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
#NoCarbon After months of cycling to and from work in the dark, the days are finally getting longer! No need for lights and the shorts can come out 😁
Topic: My commute by bike
I regularly commute to work, combining fitness in to my daily routine, getting to work the quickest way possible and enjoying the fresh air is a win, win, win for me. I recently returned to work fr... read more
Where are you based and what do you do?
I live in Derby, I work at Rolls-Royce in Sinfin and I cycle to work every day. I am an aeronautical engineer and I am the Assistant Chief Design En... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Well here I go again, though I've told My better half this will be the last one!
My 50th this March, I'd thought for some years about doing the Lakesman this particular year. An Iron Man distan... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
If I had been born on my due date, today would have been my 12th birthday (Feb 29 - a while back). Because I was one of the 50% of all babies that arrive late, I'm almost up to my 48th birthday. To... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
My evening ride home involves a lovely hilly ride over my home town of Kendal, a ride that is normally fairly uneventful. This time however, I should have taken notice of the dog barking in the dis... read more
Topic: A happy riding memory
Leading the pack at Waiheke (photo)
A group of us went to Waiheke, hired ebikes and had the time of our lives. It was an awesome way to get around and we clocked around 30km. We stopped w... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
Every ride is different, today watching the sunrise over the Hauraki Gulf, the double hulled waka under sail in the harbour caught my eye.
Otherwise the sunrise reflecting off the buildings ar... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
just heads up that there is a bicycle clearance store on Lunn Ave , they have helmets from $20 and huge bins of assorted bike accessories including lights, gloves, saddles etc at very affordable pr... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
We bought my son a good second-hand bike when he got to intermediate so he could independently cycle the 4km to school each day; no worries if we're working and can't do drop-off or pick-up. I lik... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
After doing a couple of longer rides for me (>30km) I decided it was time to bike from my home town of Waimauku to work in the Auckland Viaduct area.
I set out around 6:40am and had a good... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
My workplace I happily refer to as the stables, somedays it can feel like a chore getting out of that duvet on a Monday morning when your body is numb with physical pain! It is a 1000m walk for me ... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
Biked to work with my newly acquired saddle bags which I won Week 1 through #MoveitMonday.
The saddle bags match my bike really well, so feeling well chuffed!
I had to adjust the bags ... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
Have to shout out to one of the Bike Challenge supporters; TriEye, the riding glasses with a rear-vision mirror.
After a recent experience with a large vehicle that was wider than the driv... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
Great start to the bike challenge by avoiding a 30min queue caused by roadworks in Panmure today
Topic: My commute by bike
This morning was pleased to note the little upgrade to North-Western cycleway on St Luke's part. Crossing was leveled up to the path and made everyone's cycling as smooth as possible.
Well done... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
Cycling is really quite remarkable, It caters for people from all different walks of life & has so much to offer:
- Achieving your first commute to work
- Building your first bike
-... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
A few years ago, my partner convinced me to get a mountain bike so I could go mountain biking with him. I had only been a few times before and was not very confident. This summer, in an effort to i... read more
Sometimes it's difficult to drag yourself out of bed first thing when the rain is lashing against the window and the car is sat on the driveway but it feels good to get the bike out and go #NoCarbo... read more
We've been using the bike to get to nursery and school for a while now, but this year I'm trying to hit 200 days of commuting by bike - not easy once you factor in holidays, work trips etc. So sinc... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
It's Winter, the weather is miserable, but despite that, I find myself pulling on my lycra, safety checking my bike and bracing myself to ride to work.
Chances are I'll get splashed by th... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
#NoCarbon After months of cycling to and from work in the dark, the days are finally getting longer! No need for lights and the shorts can come out 😁
Topic: My commute by bike
So last July I changed my commute from Southampton to London from using the company car to cycling the 5 miles to the station and training it in...
I even now cycle the occassional 15 mile... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
International Women's Day 2020
For International Women's Day 2020, I decided to set up a campaign to encourage more girls and women to cycle after the Love to Ride Cycle September statistics sh... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Finally the wind has dropped so cycle commuting isn't a painful slog anymore, and a 'Brucey Bonus' the Sun is out in place of the rain (occasionally!) the mornings and evening are brighter so it's ... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
Cycled to work as usual this morning. In the very heavy sleet. As I arrived at work a driver let me into the car park ahead of him, which I was obviously grateful for, a few seconds less in the sle... read more
my poor little heart was recently smashed to bits!
how to go on?
one second, one minute, one hour, one day at a time. One foot in front of the other, somehow...
I don't know how i woul... read more
Topic: Other
A nice early morning jaunt wiht my colleagues to the Williams Cafe in the Wynyard Quarter before work.
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
This weekend we spend a couple of days on the Hauraki rail trail....cycling has become a great way to spend time together away from screens creating new and varied experiences. There was laughter a... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Hey hey,
It's almost the end of #MoveitMonday week 2
My story is about sharing that I now find that I am excited about biking to or from work as part of this challenge as I am not really v... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
On the 22 November I had an accident and ended up falling off my bike and seriously dislocating my Shoulder, I was amazed at how many people stopped to help me, cyclist, car drivers and pedestrians... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
“When the sign discloses more road closures, and you wait for a train in vain,
When, Heaven knows, even the Bus Stop is closed, it’s time to think again!
So it’s the car, the train and th... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
Loved the changing lights on the Pink Path this morning! Happy Pride! The lights went really well with the multi coloured Sky Tower - too bad it wasn't still dark by the time I reached the pink pat... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
Preceding a nasty front we had high winds with gale force gusts. To ride or not to ride. Took my chances and by quitting time it was looking like a bad choice as things had started to come apart a... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
This is the loveliest part of my ride to work along the mostly traffic free Esplanade coastal road, to catch the Waiheke ferry to Auckland. A bit slower with the gravel but beautiful to see the sea... read more
Awesome to see so many people on bikes despite the heat! Brings out a bit of my competitive spirit to keep up with the road bikers!
Topic: My commute by bike
Last month I learnt that I could cycle all the way from Hillsborough to City using all cyclepaths. Auckland was awesome before, but now it has reached the next level. Thanks for the Cycleways Auckl... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
The kids and I love to ride on the weekends and we have used this challenge to really ramp that up. This weekend they chose to bike to a very far away park so they could log a big distance and we s... read more
After a ride through the crisp morning air to Queen's Wharf, where I cruised down Franklin Road and crawled back up it, my back tyre felt decidedly soft. By the time I was home it was dead flat and... read more
I love the ability to get on my freedom machine (I'm recently an electric convert). where I would often avoid a trip because it was too far to walk and too much hassle to get in a car, I now get ou... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
My 3 year old got her first bike for Christmas and managed to crack riding it in the holidays. Today was the first day back at Kindy and she rode it all the way there. I jogged alongside and got so... read more
