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and similar sized wheels that catapulted the bicycle into the public arena. Sales boomed, prices dropped and, for half a century, the bicycle became a transport of the masses, at least in the somewhat more level and developed areas of the country.
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However, in the 1950s and 60s, driven by rising affluence and government transport policies, New Zealanders turned away from most other transport methods to become one of the countries with the highest
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of the 1970s triggered the first of several bicycle resurgences. New bicycles became popular: first, road
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in the world. This largely relegated cycling once again to recreational and sports use.
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Cycle Club. The bicycle has therefore been credited as significant in bringing
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Cycle tracks were being built alongside some main roads in 1949 and 1950.
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was involved with the first cycle club in Christchurch in 1892: the
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became mandatory for all ages of people using a bicycle.
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Index

Cycling in New Zealand
bicycle
New Zealand
velocipede
penny-farthings
efficient brakes

Thames, New Zealand
safety bicycle
pneumatic tyres
Kate Sheppard
Atalanta
women's enfranchisement to New Zealand
safety bicycle
sprockets
car ownership ratios
oil shocks
racing bikes
BMXs
mountain bikes
cycling
sport in New Zealand
bicycle helmets in New Zealand
Bicycle helmets in New Zealand
Cycling Action Network
Kennett Brothers
ISBN
0-9583490-7-X
Ride: The Story of Cycling in New Zealand
Kennett Brothers

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