Jan Anderson As part of the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, Queenstown women have been telling us why they’re on their bikes. The final instalment comes from regular cyclist and former high school Principal, Jan Anderson. Why do I like to bike? I love floating down the...
Esther Whitehead Sometimes it just seems too hard to bike to work, but mudguards, pannier bags and wet weather gear clinched the deal for me to commit to biking, over driving or busing. Here are 7 reasons to love commuting by bike: 1. Swapping the cost of car parking...
Amanda Robinson – Lightfoot initiative co-founder In the latest episode of the Outlet Queenstown podcast, Amanda Robinson from The Lightfoot Initiative, discusses the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, her own experience with cycling, and the potential that lies in...
Kat Bulk – Queenstown Trails Coordinator My love affair with biking got off to a rocky start. I grew up in a hilly Dunedin, and it wasn’t until I was about 10 that I learned to ride. I cut my teeth on pedalling myself dizzy up steep roads and wobbling down...
February is Aotearoa Bike Challenge month. Selected because it is traditionally one of the more settled weather months (and sufficiently distant from the Christmas hols), this Feb hasn’t proved so easy for cyclists. Lightfoot has had its usual suspects signing...
