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ChiCycle Test Out GoPro3+ for Videos Made From a Bike
Sarah Sharp has kindly loaned out her (deceased) husband’s GoPro3+ so ChiCycle members can make video content. Bill Sharp’s action camera may prove particularly handy for filming the Bike Bus and Trishaw projects. It has a handy remote control to switch modes and to start and stop recording. This will be handy if the camera is mounted somewhere difficult to operate like on a bike helmet. There is also a useful time lapse mode, ideal for showing progress during project…
“Cycleoke” Entertaining Environmentalism. Chichester Student Union on Thursday 7th November
Update ChiCycle’s bike powered Cycleoke” event successfully got many people, singing and enjoying healthy exercise on a bike. Students found out about how they can get involved in organise future “Cycleoke” style events to promote active travel and green/sustainable living. Original Post On Thursday 7th November 2024, starting at 6:30pm, ChiCycle will be at Chichester University Student Union to encourage and inform students about how they can organise future “Cycleoke” events. “Cycleoke” is similar to Karaoke except entirely powered by…
Chichester’s Cycle Without Age Trishaw Is Back In Action Again
Philip Maber’s endless enthusiasm has brought Chichester’s Cycle Without Age Trishaw back into action again. Jenny Cole and Adam Bell deserve plenty of credit for assisting Philip too. The ambitious project was originally started by Richard Turnbull in 2020 but after his admirable hard work keeping it running for several years, other concomitants forced Richard to cease operating rides in 2023. A key to reinstating Chichester Trishaw rides has been Philips success in obtaining full insurance cover from Alex-Krupa/Unity insurance….
Planning Objection to 22/01485/OUTEIA
West of Chichester development Phase 2 plans 22/01485/OUTEIA intend to move the uncontrolled crossing at the Southern end of Sherborne Rd even closer to the A259 Collage Roundabout. Traffic approaching the crossing from the A259 going past the Tesco superstore, will have virtually no visibility of the crossing until a few metres from hitting pedestrians and cyclists. ChiCycle are submitting this document to CDC planning in objection The image below shows a clip from the current planning document showing the…
BICYCURE : an update of Ray Burridge’s GEMARA Locking Cycle Stand
In June 2021 we published details of Ray Burridge’s GEMARA bike security system. Ray has now developed, modernised and refined his original ideas to create the new BICYCURE security system. BICYCURE is ready to STOP Cycle Theft wherever it is installed and Ray is discussing how to roll out his solution with a number of local authorities including Chichester District Council. Ray’s concept for securely locking bikes is elegantly simple. A series of raised steel posts are set into a…
Mark Simmons becomes a ChiCycle Organiser and Plans Fashionable Tweed Bike Ride for 8th October
Mark Simmons has recently moved to Chichester from Canada. He describes himself as a Graphic Designer turned Bicycle Mechanic writing about Lifestyle Cycling and drawing a funny robot cartoon strip called Farrbott. Mark has his own bike orientated website https://www.bottsbikesbits.com and has already teamed up with ChiCycle to organise a bike ride (wearing fashionable tweed) around the city. He has already shared the following plans for the bike ride planned for the 8th October 2023. Details Mark has given are…
Community Event Focused on Florence Park Art Installation Proposals
Update 12th September drop in event engaged residents with art installation proposals and ideas for forming a community group. Original Post On Tuesday 12th Sept from 6:00pm to 8:00pm a community drop-in event will be held a the Sea Cadets Hut Pound Farm Road, Chichester, West Sussex,PO19 7PX. One aim for the event is to engage the local community in the decision making process about proposed art installations for Florence park. A second aim of the event is to discover…
Friday Evening September 8th Cargo Bike/Trike Try-outs 5:30pm Until 7:00pm
Come Tryout a Cargo Bike/Trike on Friday Evening September 8th September Starting 5:30pm Until 7:00pm. Bring photo ID if you want to take a cargo bike for a ride (so we can meet requirements for insurance). ChiCycle will stage this event at the Cattle Market Car Park near the pedestrian/cycle exit onto Whyke Lane and close to the Roman Amphitheatre. We aim to offer similar opportunities on the second Fridays of each month to encourage more people to leave their…
23rd September Great ChiCycle Cargo-Bike Ride-Out to Deliver the Sound-Stage for the Havant Climate Alliance Eco Fair
Update Unfortunately, several key members of the ChiCycle team we unavailable on the day of the event and sadly the equipment could not be delivered using cargo bikes. Nonetheless, Martin Emmett & Chris Penycate set up the sound stage equipment at Havant Park allowing the event to be enhanced by live music acts. Original Post We need every ChiCycle supporter we can find to help pilot cargo-bikes carrying the ChiCycle Sound-Stage from Chichester to Havant (and then back again afterwards)…