Reinventing the wheel: the history of NZ made bicycles - a podcast by RNZ

From the velocipede to the penny farthing, the Raleigh 20, Loline, Chopper and the BMX - millions of bicycles have been manufactured in New Zealand over the past 150 years. Cycling historian, author and all-round bike enthusiast, Jonathan Kennett, has written a history of locally made bikes, and industry that once thrived in every New Zealand city. The Bikes We Built highlights 60 bikes still in existence today, and the people and stories behind them. Jonathan Kennett says it's a celebration of kiwi ingenuity and passion which continues to this day.

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