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Oct
Oct
Meeting at Mojo 184 Molesworth Street, Sunday 12 October 1-2pm to co-ordinate Oral Submissions. Items to discuss. A) Priorities - to be negotiated!! 1) Increasing cyclist numbers? 2) Great Habour Way 3) Network Plan 4) Consultation with user groups 5) Infrastructure changes 6) Work program to recieve NZTA funding etc and more to come. Who is concentrating on What key point I have requested a complete copy of all the written cycle submissions that I will bring to the meeting (and a summary)
8
Oct
Oct
[forwarded from a message sent by Ian Kirkman, coordinator of the Regional Cycling Forum]
Regional CyclingForum Review Survey
I am pleased to announce that we had a verygood response rate on the recent survey we undertook in September to get yourfeedback on the objectives and functions of the Cycling Forum. We thankeveryone for participating and providing your valuable feedback. We havecompiled results of the survey below according to the survey layout.
Respondents were from the followingagencies and groups:
Organisation...
6
Oct
Oct
Winners for the Gemini Cycle-Friendly Awards 2008 have been announced today.
Winners for the Gemini Cycle-Friendly Awards 2008 have been announced. Out of twenty-nine nominations the winners are as follows:
Avanti Award for Best Cycle Facility Project:New Plymouth District Council for Foreshore Coastal Pathway NZ Transport Agency Award for Best Cycling Promotion:
Tauranga City Council for Kids Can Ride – for life NZ Transport Agency Award for Cycle-Friendly Commitment by Business:
Bike Central for Cyclist Services/...
5
Oct
Oct
Cycling Advocates Network (CAN) welcomes its new executive team for the coming year
At the AGM on 4 October 2008, Glen Koorey and Axel Wilke were elected as co-chairs to replace Robert Ibell, chair for the last three years.
"We are very thankful for Robert's fantastic leadership over the last three years, and are glad that he has made himself available to continue on the executive", Wilke says.
Adrian Croucher and Liz Mikkelsen were confirmed as secretary and treasurer, respectively. Last year’s executive members Andrew Macbeth, Jane Dawson, Robert Ibell, Gaz...
3
Oct
Oct
I have posted some cycling related articles from arround the web that I though may be of interest to some of the people on this site, enjoy.
As America Implodes, The Bike Industry Booms
"The nation may be wracked by collapsing banks, foreclosed houses and a tanking economy, but there's no sign anything's amiss here at Interbike, the bike industry's annual trade show. In fact, it's party time as a perfect storm of eco-conscious consumerism, health-conscious lifestyles and wallet-sapping gas prices conspires to get people...
3
Oct
Oct
NPDC's Draft Cycle Network Infrastructure Upgrade document is comprehensive. To help look at the content, 2 of us went for a ride on Sunday 21st Sept to look at what is proposed for Eliot Street, Coronation Avenue and Mangorei Road. We also looked at the the various works on Mangorei Road subsequent to the audit undertaken last year by one of our members.
Eliot Street:
From Leach St to Rogan St: Ranked #23rd. The improvements recommended are; Set back the kerb on the west side south of Leach St; Set back the kerb from Pendarves St to Cameron St; Recess...
3
Oct
Oct
Sadly another cyclist has had to do a second ghost bike up in Whangarei, where 34 year old Lynley Macdonald was struck by a stock truck while training with her dad for the Taupo Challange last week.
http://www.ghostbikes.org wrote: Ghost Bikes are small and somber memorials for bicyclists who are killed or hit on the street. A bicycle is painted all white and locked to a street sign near the crash site, accompanied by a small plaque. They serve as reminders of the tragedy that took...
3
Oct
Oct
my chainringIdeally, a singlespeed should have a frame with horizontal
dropouts or track-style horizontal fork ends.
With this type of frame, the chain tension is regulated by
moving the rear axle back and forth in the fork ends. If
the chain is too tight, the drive train will bind, perhaps
only at one angle of the pedals (chainwheels are not
usually perfectly concentric). It should be tight as it
can be without binding. If the chain is too loose, it can
fall off,...