Love Your Bike Day rolls back into town
Time to get your wheels in motion for multiple cycling events
Dust off your helmet and get pedalling this Bike Month, as Hamilton City Council (HCC) and Bike Waikato are gearing up for the annual Love Your Bike Day and other community events.
Love Your Bike Day - a free event - is just one of the events and activities planned by the council, Bike Waikato and other partners during Bike Month this February.
After a Covid-19 hiatus last year, Love Your Bike Day is back at Claudelands Park for its ninth year on February 26.
HCC’S transport education team leader, Mihi Bennett-smith, says it’s exciting to see the event back on track.
“There’s been a resurgence of people’s love for biking, and it’s exciting to see even more bikes out and about this month,” Bennett-smith says.
“Our team will be ... at pop-up commuter stations, running skills lessons for the community and in schools, taking group rides and, to wrap up Bike Month, we hope to see you at our big Love Your Bike Day event. There’s something for all ages and skill levels.”
On Love Your Bike Day, there will be prizes, a bike valet, biking activities for kids and lots of information for families and individuals about biking, maintaining your bike, bike safety and security.
Other highlights throughout Bike
Month include a Boon Street Art cycle tour, a bike film night, bike training and the Tour de Coffee Culture.
The Boon Street Art cycle tour will lead participants through Frankton and Dinsdale on Saturday, February 18 to showcase the awesome street art that Hamilton/kirikiriroa has to offer.
The tours will be guided by representatives from Bike Waikato, with stops along the way to talk about street art. Numbers are limited, so people are asked to pre-register online.
The Big Bike Film Night on February 16 will showcase the best cycling short films from around the world at The Lido Cinema, and the Tour de
Coffee Culture leads participants through cycling spots throughout Waikato for prizes.
Bennett-smith says:
“We’ve been making lots of changes along our roads to make it safer and easier for people on bikes to get around.
There are more separated bike paths, painted bike lanes, shared lanes and safer road crossings in our city than ever before.”
Matamata-piako District Council is inviting locals to a Matamata Bike Day Out on February 25.
To see all the Bike Month events, visit: bikewaikato.org. nz/bikemonth.