BikeWise Month In Otago

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BikeWise Family Fun Day, Sunday 28 February - Important Notice.

After taking advice from Civil Defence we can advise that the BikeWise Family Fun Day for Sunday 28 February is ON as of 10.25am.  Any wave effect is expected to be within the normal tidal range for St Kilda, and this event starts at 1pm, four hours after the predicted time or arrival of any wave action, it is considered safe to proceed.  Thanks for checking in and we hope to see you there !   

Events in Dunedin

 

Go By Bike Day Breakfast

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Wednesday 17 February, 7.00am - 8.45am, The Octagon.

Cycle through the Octagon on your way to work on Go By Bike Day and you can try some of the craziest bikes you'll ever see.  The Bikes4Fun crew will have their weird and wonderful bikes for you to try and master.  The first 200 cyclists will also be able to enjoy some free breakfast at the cafes in the Lower Octagon.

This event is brought to you by the Dunedin City Council, Sport Otago, Browns Avanti Plus and More FM.

 

BikeWise Family Fun Day

Sunday 28 February, 1.00pm - 3.00pm , Marlow Park, St Kilda.web_bikewise_mc_1

Bring the whole family and their bikes along to Marlow Park in St Kilda for some fun biking activities and have the chance to win great prizes too.  Test yourself on the Mountain Biking Otago skills course, learn how to ride a unicycle, and at 2pm you can take part in the Dunedin Mayoral Challenge group ride along John Wilson Ocean Drive.  Everyone who takes part in the Mayoral Challenge goes into the draw to win an Avanti bike from Browns Avanti Plus, as well as a range of other prizes.  There will also be plenty of information about new ways to get involved in biking, from details of tracks and trails around the city, to all you need to know about getting involved in Mountain Biking, BMX, road racing, track cycling or even unicycling.

This event is brought to you by the Dunedin City Council, Sport Otago, Browns Avanti Plus and More FM.

 

 

Events In Balclutha

 

Go By Bike Day

Wednesday 17 February, 6.00am - 8.30am, Clyde Street, Balcutha.

Stop in at Cafe 55 as you ride through Balcutha between 6am and 8.30am and register to go in the draw for the major prize of New World grocery vouchers.  Cyclists will get a 'two for the price of one' voucher for their morning coffee or tea, so bring a friend and enjoy a cuppa before you head off to work.

 

Clutha Mayoral Challenge

Sunday 14 February, 1.30pm, Bushy Hill Street, Tapanui

Join Clutha District Mayor, Juno Hayes, on a 4km trip from the Bushy Hill playground to Whiskey Gully and back and go in the draw to win an Avanti bike as well as other BikeWise spot prizes.  After the prizedraw the keener cyclists are invited to ride the Brooksdale Forest Mountainbike Trail.  This 20km return ride heads through the forestry roads to give you a very interesting and fun ride.

 

The events are brought to you by Sport Clutha and the Clutha District Council.  For more information on either of these events contact Tiny at Sport Clutha on 03 418 3046.

 

 

 

BikeWise Challenge

 

The BikeWise Challenge is a fun, free, on-line competition which encourages you to swap your chair for a bike saddle and give cycling a go during BikeWise month.  Organisations compete against others of a similar size in their region to see who can get the highest percentage of their staff members riding a bike.  It's all about getting people to try cycling, and to think about swapping some car trips for bike trips; sorry, exercycles don't count !

The BikeWise Challenge runs from 1 - 28 February 2010, and is open to any organisation such as, businesses, Government departments, schools, church groups, service groups, Scouts, Guides, sports clubs, etc.  There are fantastic spot prizes to be won just for taking part in the BikeWise Challenge, so register today and get on your bike !  You can find out more and register to take part here.