Christa, a fellow bicycle blogger over at
Bike by the Sea in the U.S., recently asked what New Zealand style is like ...
That is such a difficult question to answer - I'm presuming here that we are talking about 'bicycle' style. The answer, I fear, is that bicycle style in NZ is a tiny smouldering ember ... we are blowing on it gently and adding dry tinder, and occasionally there is a spark of promise.
What follows are my shots from 20-30 minutes standing at one of the major intersections on Queen Street during 'rush hour' ...

Young guy on a BMX - quite common in the central city
Commuter doing battle with traffic - again, there's a few of these about
Skate boarder - interestingly, still going faster than the cars! And I have no idea what the people in the background are doing ... skipping? That's probably faster too!
Two in one shot! Amazingly, I got two waste bins, two sets of traffic lights, two ladies in red tops and two gentlemen in white tops as well ... that's just bizarre!!
A female!
Classic jeans and T-shirt shot
Another ... but with styley shades this time

And the spark!!
What makes this guy cooler that all the rest? I don't really know, but when I see it .... I run ... camera in hand ... to get that shot!
(p.s. there were also 5 urban warriors, two of which were couriers, but I don't 'do' lycra)
So in conclusion, I don't know that we have a 'style' yet. The question is: "will it mimic the
European style, will it mimic a
beach style similar to Santa Barbara, will it mimic
Tokyo, or will it be our own unique mix of styles ... something inherently NZ?
Watch this space!