What makes a Super City?

29 Jul 2010  |  Posted by

The local government shake-up being forced upon us has made me ponder this very question. I normally float quite happily in a cloud of political apathy but with a new Sheriff and Deputies about to ride down Queen Street I don’t want cycling issues pushed aside in a town traditionally run on horsepower.

So what would make Auckland super? You’ll have to make up your own mind on that but you can be damn sure it’s not more motorways and car parks.

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Seldom happier than when riding his bike, Antoine sniffs out bicycle-art from around the world for his Friday Frivolity posts or “reinterprets” logos himself. His own cycling adventures can be found on Bike Friendly North Shore, a bike-culture blog for those north of the Coathanger.

26 Responses to What makes a Super City?

    • Antoine
    • This one is popular. The photo is a fake, I was just playing around with the logo. No such t-shirt exists.

      Are there any bike-friendly t-shirt printers in the CIA cartel?

    • MoreCityPlease
    • Mark- Join? You are one of the ringleaders, and us the foot soldiers. Sorry it's the Godfather trilogy i just watched. Don't watch Godfather 3 by the way.

    • Antoine
    • Hello Mike

      As you can see from the comments in the post there are no plans to produce a t-shirt. I am thrilled people like the design but almost regret showing a mock-up of it on a shirt as I don't have the means (money) to get any printed.

      Perhaps Cycle Action would like to bank-roll the project as a fundraiser? I would be glad to organize artwork for a screenprinter.

      The trouble with such a niche design would be having to print 50-100 shirts to make that part of the process economical and ending up stuck with 88 unsold! You would probably have to charge NZD$30 and times are tough at the moment.

      - Antoine

    • martin
    • Antione,
      that idea for a shirt is fantastic.
      You must get some printed.
      They will sell like hot cakes.
      Start by selling one to me.
      Well done,
      rgds, martin

    • Antoine
    • Due to unprecedented demand it looks as if we may well be printing some T-Shirts after all ;^)

      The CIA cronies are discussing it as part of our lead-up to the Super City elections.

      Stay tuned.

    • Hurben
    • When you get the shirts done, I'll take two.

      If you want cash up front that's good too.

      Great logo

    • Tim Gummer
    • This little charmer has muted my ambivalence over the official ak logo, whose big selling point for me personally so far has been that it's an improvement on it's predecessor, that being a sliver above the utter aesthetic nadir of the Westfield Mall chain logo. So, please 'Print them and they will come'. OR just run some advance orders – and if we have to pay upfront and wait a week or two, so be it. XL for me please.

    • Antoine
    • Thanks Leanne, Julian and tvf, I'm looking forward to seeing how they turned out too.

      There will be some for sale at the ETA launch on Sunday and it would be great if they all sell out. Cycle Action Auckland is only looking to cover costs but I would like them to make some money out of the venture. Bike advocacy doesn't come cheap ;^)

    • Kokopu
    • Hi
      I would like to purchase an XOS – where can I do this?

      Where can I get them please? Or can I order by post?
      THanks K

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