Cycling

A University of Otago researcher hopes a map pinpointing the location of every accident involving a car door being opened on a cyclist will encourage authorities to act faster on road safety.

South Dunedin streets could become low-speed quiet zones, as part of a $4.5 million plan to improve the area's cycling facilities.

Feedback from more than 50 Dunedin cyclists and advocacy groups is being considered by the New Zealand Transport Agency regarding the safety of the city's cycle network.

The Dunedin City Council needs to do more to protect cyclists from injury and death, Cr Richard Thomson says.

Two cycling advocates have asked the council to consider reducing the vehicle speed limit in Dunedin's central business district and some suburban areas to 30kmh.

Alison Shanks and her team-mates are contributing to a golden era in track cycling. New Zealand completed its most successful world championships campaign in Melbourne on Sunday night, raising the prospect of multiple medals in the London Olympics.  Sports editor Hayden Meikle talks to a key player behind the team's success.

The Otago Central Rail Trail is now well known around the world, so I thought I'd better include a ride on the most spectacular part of the trail in this summer's bike rides series. 

Almost 30km of track has been completed on the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail.

A controversial report concluding cycle helmet legislation actually increases deaths overall has been rubbished by experts.

Next month, cyclists can pedal confident in the knowledge their efforts will contribute to both their own fitness and a new neurosurgery fundraising campaign, writes Shane Gilchrist.

The first cyclists have rolled into Duntroon via the Alps 2 Ocean cycleway, bringing positive comments and welcome custom to local businesses.

We're back in the Wanaka district for the final of our Summer Times bike rides. This is because Wanaka has so many new tracks I couldn't fit them into one article.

Some mountain bikers don't like scary single tracks and exhausting hill climbs, so I thought I'd throw a cruisy ride into this series.

A Dunedin trucking company is acting on its concerns about the visibility of cyclists around the city by giving away hundreds of high-visibility vests to cyclists.

With no idea where her next stop will be, wandering wherever her heart takes her, Pauline Symaniak has covered more than 17,000km from her home in Portobello, Edinburgh, to Portobello, Dunedin.

Three local women have created a ladies' night with a difference.

South Dunedin cyclists look set to be the guinea pigs for when the Dunedin City Council rolls out its first network of urban trails as part of a wider cycling strategy.