Discovering Christchurch: My Cycling Adventure with Strava!

[@wolf-walker]

The scenery is awesome! The climbing would do me in. I would need a nap half way up. Those cable cars look like they'd be fun to ride.

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Isn't it stunning! love chaning scenery like that 😁 not sure if bikes are allowed on the gondola (cable car) but would be su[per cool if they they could!

[@randelscyclevlogperthwa7342]

Great ride, lots of views, loved the bike pull over lanes. We need those gondolas up to the hill here or maybe Mt Lofty.

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Aren't they awesome! There was a much better example 10mins earlier, but I didn't film it, would love if all roads had them. It would really help to improve relations between motorists and cyclists sharing the road 😃 Christchurch cycling infrastructure is almost as good as Perth's! 🚴‍♀️🚴

[@rnor3146]

Hello!😉☀️ Always a pleasure to follow you! Fine pictures and mainly fine places! Have a great continuation, and see you. 🙏😌😉👍👌

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Hello 😀 and thank you! So many beautiful places to ride, lots to explore 💓 🚴‍♀️

[@andrewroozen9151]

Wow fantastic video Serafina, glad you liked my ride! You went through my home town of Tai Tapu. Well done doing the steep climb above Lyttelton, I don't regularly do that bit. You didn't stop at Coffee Culture Lyttelton like me though, I always stop there lol The tip for getting over that cattle stop is to just go for it with plenty of power. When I was a kid though I always walked it. Love riding those roads, they are firmly in my heart 😃

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Thank you for creating an awesome route! It was so cool, every road, every climb, every view, a fun surprise 🤩 I'll have to download some more of your routes when I'm back in Christchurch 🙏 And thanks for the cattle stop tip, I ride over them on my gravel bike, but they scare the 💩 out of me riding over on my roadie! 😂

[@andrewroozen9151]

​@@CyclewithSerafinaNo problem 😃 Another great ride I do is over to Port Levy, you will love it. Yes that cattle stop is on a steep bit and it's hard to get the necessary speed. It's also dangerous in the wet. It's been the same since I was a kid in the 70's lol 😂

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Ooooh send me the Strava link 😃🙏🚴‍♀️🚴

[@stephennaylor6662]

Well done, what a fantastic ride, weather looks great too ,hope your keeping well 😃

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Hey! Long time no speak 🤩 you would love Christchurch, add it to your list when you make it over! hope you are keeping warm and enjoying the new place 🚴‍♂️

[@stephennaylor6662]

@CyclewithSerafina hi serafina, I'm loving the new place, I've been busy setting up my new business, also I've recently joined a triathlon club 😃 ,have you moved back to new Zealand 🇳🇿

[@CyclewithSerafina]

oooh what's your new business? 😀and triathlons cool! that's the ultimate in fitness and endurance 💪🚴‍♂🏃‍♂are you training for ironman? not moved back to NZ, but spending time between there and Oz 😀@@stephennaylor6662

[@stephennaylor6662]

Hi serafina, I'm a roofer, so it's just a small roofing business, also I'm going to do standard distance first to see how I go 😆

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Very cool 😀👊

[@garfieldnimah]

Sad now to see those fires but fortunately they are contained now sis .Kim B

[@CyclewithSerafina]

😮 there's fires there now???

[@garfieldnimah]

@@CyclewithSerafina there are 2 both contained

[@DavidBigandt]

can you tell us the number of cogs or teeth on your large rear gear and your small front one please

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Hi David 😀 42 on the back, and the chainrings 50/34

[@DavidBigandt]

@@CyclewithSerafina thank you so much. Cool to see that a 105 derailer works with that.

[@CyclewithSerafina]

I had to get a hanger extension to make it work 😁 totally worth it!

[@DavidBigandt]

@@CyclewithSerafina ok, I see. Thanks again