Bikes aplenty on offer
Bikes aplenty on offer
Seeking to mirror Queenstown's successful annual start-of-season ski sale, the Queenstown Mountain Bike Club will this month hold its inaugural Buy, Sell and Shred sale day and downhill race.
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45 round trips a year planned by company
45 round trips a year planned by company
A four-day cycling tour - the first to take in the new and "fantastically beautiful" Paradise Trail between Queenstown and Glenorchy - could be on the cards thanks to the vision of a local couple.
Bike trail to take in 'gold-mining heritage'
Bike trail to take in 'gold-mining heritage'
Phase one of the Queenstown Mountain Bike Club's proposed cross-country trail link development is to run alongside some of Queenstown's "gold-mining heritage", a move which has excited the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Battery kits take slog out of cycling
Battery kits take slog out of cycling
Slogging up a Dunedin hill on a trusty bicycle, many a cyclist must wish for an instant burst of power.
Discounts for bikers
Discounts for bikers
Local retailers recognising the worth of mountainbiking to the district will be offering discount deals to club members this coming season.
Camp grounds can be cycle hubs
Camp grounds can be cycle hubs
A "cycle hub" accreditation programme to help holiday parks attract international and New Zealand cyclists has been launched by the Holiday Accommodation Parks Association New Zealand.
More cyclists than a year ago: survey
More cyclists than a year ago: survey
A Dunedin survey has found a sharp increase in cycling numbers, as consultation winds up on a proposed multimillion-dollar strategy for cycle routes in the city.
So glad they chose wisely back in 2011
So glad they chose wisely back in 2011
What might Dunedin's cycle network be like in 10 years' time? Hank Weiss, the Dunedin educational director of cycling advocacy group Spokes, looks ahead and imagines what an article in 2021 might say.
Plans begin for cycle routes
Plans begin for cycle routes
Consultation has begun on a proposed network of cycle routes in Dunedin, which will eventually connect key destinations across the city.
Green seal for cycleways
Green seal for cycleways
Green road markings which have appeared on Dunedin's state highway network are not a ploy to raise the profile of colour-changing rugby jerseys - they are there to raise awareness about cycleways.
Safer stretch for cyclists on peninsula
Safer stretch for cyclists on peninsula
Crabs, molluscs and invertebrates will soon be forced to give way to cyclists in a sheltered bay at Vauxhall on Otago Peninsula.
Mallard embarrassed over cycle crash
Mallard embarrassed over cycle crash
Labour MP Trevor Mallard says he is "embarrassed" about the cycling injury that has landed him in Dunedin Hospital.
Great downhill in MTB ride
Great downhill in MTB ride
Heading up into the hills above Palmerston and enjoying one of Otago's longest downhills on the way home. The "Tuffnuts" option includes a trip to Otago's El Dorado, Macraes.
Cyclists encouraged to take to their bikes
Cyclists encouraged to take to their bikes
Following on from the nationwide Bike Wise Challenge this month, the Queenstown Lakes District Council is expected to announce its "Right Way" alternative transport initiative this week.
'Kiwi birds don't fly - they cycle'
'Kiwi birds don't fly - they cycle'
"Kiwi birds don't fly - they cycle, for 20 months, alone, on a cheap mountain bike, through dangerous countries just to get back home ... from London."
Cycling: Spanish body bans former world champ
Cycling: Spanish body bans former world champ
Former world road racing champion Igor Astarloa has received a two-year doping ban from the Spanish cycling federation.
Cyclist promotes safety bylaw
Cyclist promotes safety bylaw
A new campaign to make cyclists more visible could lead to the Waitaki District Council being asked for what may be a New Zealand-first bylaw, making it compulsory.
Cycle options to test DCC
Cycle options to test DCC
The Dunedin City Council today faces a decision on yet another multimillion-dollar project, at the same time as it grapples with ways to curtail mounting spending and debt.
Adventure in the high country
Adventure in the high country
When a group of cycle-weary school pupils arrived at the Forks Hut, in a peaceful valley on vast Otematata Station, there were few modern conveniences to greet them. Forget PlayStations and...
Sign of the times
Sign of the times
Signs urging cars and cyclists to share the road on Otago Peninsula recognise the changing face of local road use, Dunedin City Council senior transportation planner Bruce Conaghan says.