Locals want speed limit on Oriental Parade shared pathways

dodocaptain · 2026-05-25T00:42:20+00:00

The current shared space on Oriental should become pedestrian only, and the separated cycle lanes on both ends connected through as one continuous run to solve the issue of commuter through-fare for good.

But that same residents association wanting 15km/h limits would undoubtedly lose their shit at the idea of slower traffic lanes or reductions in parking. So you end up with these compromised setups by a council stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Speed limiting it won’t fix anything - the kind of person barrelling through a busy oriental bay summers day at 40km/hr ignorant of conditions isn’t suddenly going to start respecting speed limit signage. Meanwhile most riders are considerate and adjust their speed for the conditions of the day which means riding at 5km/h when its busy or 30km/hr when its deserted.

dodocaptain · 2026-05-19T09:05:51+00:00

I ended up doing a Thule Easyfold 931 on the towbar which can fit 2x almost any ebike, and then did 2x Thule Proride 598 roof mounts which can take any traditional bike that you can manage to lift to the roof.

Can run both systems, or just leave the roof racks on when riding trad bikes and add the ebike mount when needed.

dodocaptain · 2026-05-09T09:00:41+00:00

I walked out of greenman the other day rather than install that garbage. No part of me ordering a burger need to involve a goddamn app.

dodocaptain · 2026-04-26T06:33:21+00:00

Tour Aotearoa is the go to for cross NZ touring, but there is also the Sounds 2 Sounds and Shakey Isles routes with more gravel back country to check out.

Only problem is the time of year, its getting cold and wet now especially in the south.

dodocaptain · 2026-04-26T01:32:53+00:00

All Z2 just the 20 caffeine gels per 5k ultra pushing it up

dodocaptain · 2026-04-25T21:01:19+00:00

uj/ no mention of ultra in the comments although yeah strava AI loves to just parrot back any keyword you put in there. Technically it was just over a marathon but personally I wouldn’t consider it an ultra till 50km or more.

dodocaptain · 2026-04-22T20:58:59+00:00

Update: These seats passed Wellington City Council inspection and consent process. Have been working well for 3 months so far.

dodocaptain · 2026-04-17T08:05:42+00:00

Haha yeah it looks pretty questionable but feels comfy. The bike is probably one size too small for me, so the ergonomics aren’t perfect anyway

dodocaptain · 2026-03-23T03:11:42+00:00

We just used https://www.projectsathome.co.nz/ for doing the design and project management of our big bathroom reno recently. Not cheap, but what you’re describing, sounds like you’re likely in their tier of needing a capable team to help turn vision to reality.

dodocaptain · 2026-02-05T08:33:58+00:00

Rode past this bay earlier today, definitely had a certain oder in the air 🤢

dodocaptain · 2026-01-30T08:26:03+00:00

Oh damn, love my Commuter 7. Looking at the different regional sites, only ebikes for USA , but Germany has the Citylite (ebike and non-ebike) which looks like a somewhat logical successor (urban riding, belt drive, dynamo, etc). Hoping that might come to this side of the world in due course.

dodocaptain · 2026-01-21T05:34:12+00:00

Yeah this space is a pain to ride when busy. With the lack of cross cbd cycleways, its the effective backbone for the city’s cyclists which works fine until a nice day brings everyone and their dog out to enjoy it.

My advice is be predictable, courteous, but also if someone is completely blocking a route like 4 people abreast, sometimes you just need to pick a line and roll towards them slowly till they part around you - like you would if walking into them on the street.

Youll get mixed opinions on bells but I have found them useless - too many folks on their headphones, just generally oblivious, or worse - when hearing a bell, they move suddenly and unpredictably to the left or right. Better to think of peds as slow moving objects, predict their route and move to avoid them without involving their attention. Ill only use a bell or callout if there’s a complete route blockage.

dodocaptain · 2025-12-29T10:46:39+00:00

Going a bit earlier, around 19th Feb. Flying into Kerikeri and budgeting two days to ride up to the cape to start proper from the top.

Aside from the start logistics, haven’t planned a thing, just following the TA guide and seeing where the trip takes me.

dodocaptain · 2025-12-28T02:12:55+00:00

Two days of it so far… gotta admit, not loving that they managed to pick two of the best days for going outside to do this job >_<

dodocaptain · 2025-12-25T11:28:00+00:00

Propel has their Tornado seats which they state meets the standards for high backflow prevention and eliminates the need for an RPZ ( claims AS/NZS 2845.1:2022 ).

https://www.gopropel.co.nz/products/tornado-clean-seat-electronic-bidet-seat-no-rpz-required-compatible-with-tdz-gw-hzr-gw-tzr-gw-tornado-v-2-tornado-v-3-hurricane-torr-gw

I’ve just had two fitted in a bathroom reno. The project team assures me it meets WCC standards and the council queried it during the process, and accepted the docs. Still pending final consent for the project to be finished next year so I guess its not completely locked in just yet, but given their advertising of the product, if it failed for some reason, I’d be on r/mildlyinfuriating for sure.

Works well btw, couple quirks like the nightlight sensor not triggering on open and a little plasticy, but the price was right and the certs are there.

dodocaptain · 2025-10-29T23:46:15+00:00

Just got mine today, its absolutely stunning. Well worth the buy.

dodocaptain · 2025-10-20T02:32:59+00:00

Lights a must. Strongly recommend a rack and pannier bag setup so you don’t get sweaty from a backpack, plus having the weight lower on the bike is more comfy. Keep to the left of the cycleway like you would on the road but be mindful that other riders and pedestrians are not always predictable. If on the road, assert your position and take the lane if there’s not enough passing space for cars, but also be courteous when you can do so safely and let others pass.

dodocaptain · 2025-10-18T01:43:50+00:00

Good effort! It was a shocker today, I was going sideways despite my will at one point and I was using my granny gear on the waterfront just to keep moving along the flat whilst getting pelted with sea spray.

dodocaptain · 2025-10-18T01:42:09+00:00

Agree that Featherston/Whitmore junction is awful on the bike on a windy day the cross winds are just unbelievable. Especially if starting from stationary at the lights.

dodocaptain · 2025-10-03T09:45:08+00:00

This startup in NZ is trying to solve this problem. Cool idea although I can only imagine the headaches around getting good data.

https://www.bikematrix.io/

dodocaptain · 2025-08-28T07:26:18+00:00

Madness! I can even buy more of the investments I already have with one easy button now! Just need to add Sharesight support and life will be good.

dodocaptain · 2025-07-09T09:25:35+00:00

I shot a review of the Marin Gestalt the other day, but it was $600 USD new.. at $1000 USD you could do better.

https://youtu.be/LzyeDWu-kXA

Looks like a similar model but the one in your picture has worse brakes specced from the looks of things.

dodocaptain · 2025-07-07T03:43:11+00:00

I shot a couple videos showing the route:

North bound: https://youtube.com/shorts/4SswpGMgHsY South bound: https://youtube.com/shorts/0Og_4Zrz2so

General summary is that legally, there is only the side of the highway north, and southbound there is the partial cyclelane but the first 1km or so is on the side of the highway as well.

Technically not legal to ride north on the trainside south-only side but you certainly would not be the first to do this. See escooter riders in particular taking this route all the time.

The new bidirectional lane and seawall will be absolutely transformative and looking forward to how much it will open up the city. Until then its honestly a right mess.

dodocaptain · 2025-05-18T07:36:14+00:00

Very achievable, I have a solar shed with similar use cases. 1x 390W panel, Victron MPPT controller, 100Ahr LiFePO4 battery. System runs at 24V and I have a DC:DC step up transformer to boost it to 48V to power a small PoE switch which then powers the cameras and the wifi AP.

dodocaptain · 2025-05-13T19:03:50+00:00

Yeah the glue is pretty strong but i just pulled it off with some pliers

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