Go-By-Bike Day NZ was Wednesday 16th February.
Some of the team got into the spirit and we met at Victoria Square for the free breakfast organised by the spiffing chaps at Spokes Canterbury, (the Canterbury Cyclists Association) among others. (Where were you Soph?) From what I understand the different venues were organised by different groups. Vic Square had free coffee! Click on Spokes to go to their website and tell ’em what a jolly good show, chaps! Also in attendance was Cycling Advocates Network (CAN) whom last year I bought this excellent accoutrement from:
less cars, more calf muscles.
As was the nice gentleman from Velo-Ideale, emporium of fabulous bikes and pieces such as this: (it might not be the best bike shop in the world, but at least it’s not in Islington…)
coffee time, comin' through!
As sported by our very own Chief Executive on her awesome retro bike – and my own Boss-Lady couldn’t resist getting one for her new/old treadley either.
I noticed that the only coverage Christchurch’s-own bastion of mediocrity, The Press, provided the next day was a small article headlined “Cyclist hurt on special day for cycling” or something like that. It went on to describe the one and only negative incident to mar an otherwise excellent promotion. But I suppose “Hundreds of cyclists enjoy incident-free commute, free breakfast” doesn’t make for good (sensational) news.
Or does it? Here’s a little feature on Canterbury Television about the event at Vic Square.
And how do we roll? Well a little bit like this:
The Chic Cyclistas
Tyranny of Convenience 
Love it – the best dressed cyclists i’ve seen in many a long year, or possibly ever Xx (and that coffee cup holder thingmy makes me rather too excited)
p.s HUZZAH for bikes and green velocity, BALONEY to cars and evil earth destroyers and can openers that don”t work!
Hear hear! Damn broken can openers!
The coffee cup is actually a bell – the picture probably gives the wrong idea of its size – it’s actually tiny. Cool though!
By 7:00am on Wednesday I was at school and planning for my special ed. fieldwork. When I got your text I was on my third cup of coffee. Sometimes I do get up pretty damn early.
Great photo though, I would have sullied it with my black leggings
7am?!!! Crikey. No, gentleman’s hours for me I’m afraid but more power to you. And black leggings never sullied anything.
Glad we did it and thanks for all the compliments!