Bike wise

Gisborne will kick off Bike Wise Month early with the BDO Big Bike Fix Up on Friday 27 January 2012.  The nationwide Big Bike Fix Up campaign from Bike Wise encourages new and past cyclists to get their bikes out of storage and make sure they are road worthy for the summer.  The BDO Big Bike Fix Up event, starting from 9 am at the BMX Club on Lytton Road, will include BMX demonstrations and local bike shop ‘Bikeys’ will provide basic bike checks and mechanics.

There is something for everyone as those that don’t have a bike will be able to use one of the eleven bikes from the community bike trailer Sport Hawkes Bay is bringing up from Wairoa. Sport Hawkes Bay and Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti will be teaming up to run a fun cycle obstacle course. The BDO Big Bike Fix Up is the final event in the summer holiday programme called Activators. Activators is run by Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti throughout January, with the support of Tourism Eastland and the Gisborne District Council. There will be free food at the event for those that come along with a bike.  There will also be a range of spot prizes and giveaways thanks to the support of BDO, Bikeys and Bike Wise.

The BDO Big Bike Fix Up is near the end of the school holidays and therefore is a great opportunity to get bikes sorted before school starts.  Darnelle Timbs from Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti says Gisborne should get on-board with Bike Wise Month and think about all the benefits of cycling, “We hope that getting your bike fixed is just the incentive you need to ditch the car and get back on your saddle!”