Crazy Cyclists

A DigitalNZ Story by jamie mackay

bicycles, cycling, recreation, cyclists

Image: Members of the Invercargill Cycling Club riding a bicycle in monkey costume

Members of the Invercargill Cycling Club riding a bicycle in monkey costume

Alexander Turnbull Library

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[cyclist]

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: A cycling novelty

A cycling novelty

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Anzac cyclists

Anzac cyclists

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Keen cyclists

Keen cyclists

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cyclists on the Five Mile Track to the Orongorongo Valley

Cyclists on the Five Mile Track to the Orongorongo Valley

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ring, James, 1856-1939 :Group of cyclists, West Coast region

Ring, James, 1856-1939 :Group of cyclists, West Coast region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Women cyclists, Bobbie Bolland, Mary Gosse, Joy Williamson, Bev Hefford, Janet Gosse

Women cyclists, Bobbie Bolland, Mary Gosse, Joy Williamson, Bev Hefford, Janet Gosse

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cyclist Paul Mathews lying on the Paekakariki Hill Road after an accident

Cyclist Paul Mathews lying on the Paekakariki Hill Road after an accident

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cyclists near the road bridge in Alexandra - Photograph taken by J H Ingley

Cyclists near the road bridge in Alexandra - Photograph taken by J H Ingley

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Image: Woman with decorated bicycle

Woman with decorated bicycle

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Image: Group of uniformed men, each with a penny farthing bicycle, College Hill, Auckland

Group of uniformed men, each with a penny farthing bicycle, College Hill, Auckland

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Image: Two unidentified members of the Curtis family on bicycles

Two unidentified members of the Curtis family on bicycles

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Image: Unidentified man and child on a bicycle

Unidentified man and child on a bicycle

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Image: Group on bicycles

Group on bicycles

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Griffiths family, including four on bicycles, probably Wanganui district

Griffiths family, including four on bicycles, probably Wanganui district

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Image: Mr and Mrs G W Trollope on bicycles, Wellington

Mr and Mrs G W Trollope on bicycles, Wellington

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Image: Unidentified women on a bicycle made for two

Unidentified women on a bicycle made for two

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Image: Edith Marion Collier and E M Davis

Edith Marion Collier and E M Davis

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Children wading through floodwaters in Stokes Valley, Wellington - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

Children wading through floodwaters in Stokes Valley, Wellington - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Barney Magee, having just ferried passengers and bicycles across the Karamea River

Barney Magee, having just ferried passengers and bicycles across the Karamea River

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Old man in the snow rushing to his bicycle

Old man in the snow rushing to his bicycle

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Men and bicycles

Men and bicycles

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Man with bicycle

Man with bicycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Two girls on bicycles

Two girls on bicycles

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Image: Phil Mansell on his penny farthing bicycle

Phil Mansell on his penny farthing bicycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Girls with a Sprint bicycle

Girls with a Sprint bicycle

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Image: Four men on a "Victor" bicycle, Wellington.

Four men on a "Victor" bicycle, Wellington.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Man riding a Boneshaker bicycle

Man riding a Boneshaker bicycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Man with motor on his bicycle

Man with motor on his bicycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Men drinking a toast, and bicycle

Men drinking a toast, and bicycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Four people on one bicycle in Courtenay Place, Wellington

Four people on one bicycle in Courtenay Place, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Constable Cockburn on his bicycle in Petone, New Zealand

Constable Cockburn on his bicycle in Petone, New Zealand

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Image: Boys towing their boats home to Levin with bicycles

Boys towing their boats home to Levin with bicycles

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Four people on one bicycle in Courtenay Place, Wellington

Four people on one bicycle in Courtenay Place, Wellington

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Image: Little Sisters of the Assumption with scooters and bicycles

Little Sisters of the Assumption with scooters and bicycles

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maori man with a swag on his back leaning against a bicycle

Maori man with a swag on his back leaning against a bicycle

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Image: Flo and Adele Avery with the first two bicycles in New Plymouth

Flo and Adele Avery with the first two bicycles in New Plymouth

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Image: Alexander Darrow, Mary Elizabeth Darrow and George Darrow with bicycles, Thames

Alexander Darrow, Mary Elizabeth Darrow and George Darrow with bicycles, Thames

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Image: District nurses, with their bicycles, outside South Durham St District Nursing Office, Christchurch

District nurses, with their bicycles, outside South Durham St District Nursing Office, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: "Victor" bicycle being ridden down steps of Chief Post Office, Wellington.

"Victor" bicycle being ridden down steps of Chief Post Office, Wellington.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Martin and Hilary Booth travelling the world on a tandem bicycle - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

Martin and Hilary Booth travelling the world on a tandem bicycle - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kaye, George, b 1914 (Photographer) : Unidentified World War 2 soldiers of the Maori Battalion on bicycles at Gambettola, Italy

Kaye, George, b 1914 (Photographer) : Unidentified World War 2 soldiers of the Maori Battalion on bicycles at Gambettola, Italy

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Soldiers inspect a German bicycle with tyres made of springs near Metz, France, during World War I

Soldiers inspect a German bicycle with tyres made of springs near Metz, France, during World War I

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Image: Evening Post reporter Karen Brown cycling on a bicycle path between Kaiwharawhara and Petone - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

Evening Post reporter Karen Brown cycling on a bicycle path between Kaiwharawhara and Petone - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Canterbury Engineering Company equipment, perhaps a boiler, with a man apparently trying to fix it, and his bicycle

Canterbury Engineering Company equipment, perhaps a boiler, with a man apparently trying to fix it, and his bicycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Man with miniature cycle

Man with miniature cycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [New Zealand Student Christian Movement group in fancy dress]

[New Zealand Student Christian Movement group in fancy dress]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Dragon float from the Invercargill Cycling Club parade

Dragon float from the Invercargill Cycling Club parade

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Green, Lynette :Photograph of Wellington Cycle Corps

Green, Lynette :Photograph of Wellington Cycle Corps

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Image: Jack Suckling, and a row of cyclists, outside Suckling's cycle shop, Christchurch

Jack Suckling, and a row of cyclists, outside Suckling's cycle shop, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Inkster, Lawrence Andrew, d 1955? : Photograph of flooding in a Greymouth street

Inkster, Lawrence Andrew, d 1955? : Photograph of flooding in a Greymouth street

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Racing cyclist Tino Tabak in Wellington, New Zealand

Racing cyclist Tino Tabak in Wellington, New Zealand

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Group including "John Bull" in fancy dress during the Armistice Day celebrations in Levin

Group including "John Bull" in fancy dress during the Armistice Day celebrations in Levin

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cycle patrol raised to thwart the "horse fiend", Christchurch

Cycle patrol raised to thwart the "horse fiend", Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Boys cycling across a vacant section, Karori, Wellington

Boys cycling across a vacant section, Karori, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Man on bicycle

Man on bicycle

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Boy with a bicycle

Boy with a bicycle

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Man and teenage boy with bicycle at Ngaruawahia Regatta

Man and teenage boy with bicycle at Ngaruawahia Regatta

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mr Matthews

Mr Matthews

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Akaroa, Canterbury

Akaroa, Canterbury

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Clyde on tricycle

Clyde on tricycle

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Peter Lee-Johnson, Northland

Peter Lee-Johnson, Northland

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: New Zealand People:

New Zealand People:

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The Bicycle Band

The Bicycle Band

Christchurch City Libraries