Social Cycling Events!

Help make cycling infrastructure the best by enabling feedback to WDC via loomio. Eg. Why are the new paths associated with Te Matau a Pohe only 2m wide when shared use paths minimum re Austroads is 3m? Cos you weren't asked! Be involved!!

Ho Paul, this is an interesting idea. Can you please make it into a specific proposal by clicking Create new p[proposal on the right. You can use similar description for you proposal. That way members can vote on it. Cheers

same day/time as bank st garden working bee, hmmm

Dawn Blessing at 4.30am (no kidding) at the Wave and Waka, Ribbon cutting on the bridge at 9.30 am . Public can cross the bridge sometime after the ribbon cutting on the Saturday.

Dean and Sylvie Craft want to join in on their fashionable Birdies - folding bikes - but prefer a later start as they sell delicious crepes at the Growers' Market until 10. Suggest a fashionably latish start at the Old Stone Butter Factory of say 11am???? What say ye???

Avoids pre-dawn crowds and solemnity and official openers at 9.30am?? Keen people could do all three??!

Sounds great but will be out of town.

Hi Paul, I can live with your later time proposal for the bridge opening; The growers market is a Whangarei Institution after all and should be worked around when any plans are laid for a Saturday morning. Let's say meet from 10.30am and wheels roll at 11 sharp.

Sweetness and light!! Thanks Mark. 1030am at Old Stone Butter Factory for pre-ride preening and fashioning of fabulousness - then 11am sharp - tally-ho and off they go!! Splendid!

(Maybe we could ask the Hospice Shop could sponsor a prize - any fashion fabulousness on my part is thanks to them ;-) But the real prize of course is participating in this celebration of cycling!!

Hey Guys, have made an event on facebook based on the info above, looks to be a good un. finger crossed for the weather

Really support you guys but am heavily involved in the Safety audit, deadline is 1 November or I have no business. If that happens could be doing more cycling.! Getting certified is massive and time consuming so sorry wont be that active til its over.

Hi Paul

Good meeting up on Saturday. Sorry other engagements so couldn't cycle with you. Really busy o safety audit busting to get it done by deadline so too busy for anything much else..Good luck with voting. Catch up soon on cycleways project. talked to Cheryl Mai and she is very supportive of the cycleway to Onerahi via Waimahanga. Keep up the presence, its helping. She mentioned the cycling group.

Mark

Kia ora koutou biking whanau ;-)
Today, Monday 6th October, anyone keen\available to meet at 12pm at the Town Basin for the loop ride to support my friends from Pataua, Ros and Hugh Cole-Baker, raising awareness for Live Kidney Donations! (Ros donated one to her husband Hugh and they are doing Te Araroa (length of Aotearoa) walk\bike to get more kidneys donated for folk to get them off dialysis) See https://www.facebook.com/walkingnzforkidneys
Might see you there?!!

This is a great idea and opportunity Myles,

Being a Pagan Druid myself it is a great chance for me to celebrate the work of ancsestors who built Stonehenge. What do you think to the idea of a Cyclehenge structure in Whangarei?

Cheers Terry

Cyclehenge - absolutely fabulous - there is a community garden space down from eco solutions that would be great.

Lets begin building in 2015!

:)

Hi All
Two articles on National radio this morning below.
Have listened to the first one and it is very interesting re the economic spin offs of increasing cycle infrastructure.
Have not yet listened to the second article but should be good.

oops here they are. You'll have to copy and paste i think.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/20161014/bikenomics-what-s-cycling-worth

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/20161015/chris-and-melissa-bruntlett-vancouver-cycle-chic

Oh so sorry we missed this – we have been away and got back too late to join in / hope it went well.

Cheers Clare

Thanks Clare, we had a consolidated good time,

Saturday was moody and humid and about 15 minutes before we planned to ride the loop the heavens opened! At least it was still warm and we grouped as a small collective and got some coverage from the North Adv paper down at the riverside basin and then went for a spin.

It was a fitting end for 2014 and of course we have a lot more planned for 2015 to assure people we are a constant assistance to those dedicated to life on 2 wheels!

Cheers

Terry
Ride Cycle

Sharon and I also apologise for non attendance. We are keen to participate where possible in future, depending on kayak bookings.We like what you are trying to get going here.

have a relaxing Xmas everyone.

Cheers

Mark

Would Love to join this Mark, but only just seen the date and far too close to make it I am afraid!

Have a good time & enjoy.

Thanks

Terry
Ride Cycle

Hi Paul;

I would love to come, however we have guests staying, last night.. and they are cooking a dinner for us… if I can break away I will.

Cheers;

Joe

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Sorry couldn't make it Paul. So busy at the moment with my kayaking business. Next month will think cycling. Thanks for the emails - I am right behind the group.

Mark