Kiwi blokes and their bikes

A DigitalNZ Story by Jolisa Gracewood

Image: Kevin Johnson, sitting at a table, after cycling non-stop from Auckland, probably Wellington Region

Kevin Johnson, sitting at a table, after cycling non-stop from Auckland, probably Wellington Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Veterans stage a come-back with their old 'penny-farthing' machines in a novel cycle road at Christchurch, Canterbury

Veterans stage a come-back with their old 'penny-farthing' machines in a novel cycle road at Christchurch, Canterbury

Auckland Libraries

Image: The penny-farthing

The penny-farthing

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Velocipede arrives

Velocipede arrives

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Richard Pearse’s motorised bicycle

Richard Pearse’s motorised bicycle

MOTAT

Image: Boy dressed in costume

Boy dressed in costume

MOTAT

Image: Beware of tram lines.

Beware of tram lines.

MOTAT

Image: Stolen wheel, Papatoetoe, 1971

Stolen wheel, Papatoetoe, 1971

Auckland Libraries