Book a time for your track bike hire & fit

Despite the current ‘cost of living challenges’ facing all community events, Bike Manawatu is 100% committed to ensuring the 51st year of the Novice Tour – once again provides a safe, fun, competitive cycle racing event.

We will adopt a high-quality assured approach in implementing the Local Roading Authority’s/Cycling New Zealand’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) standards which ensure best practices and rider and spectator safety.

If the level of community funding secured is not sufficient to contract in external road management service providers with the ability to stop/go traffic, the Novice Tour will proceed on a ‘local club racing’ model, whereby our team of trained/experienced road marshals will, where necessary, pause racing in order to give way to traffic and ensure rider safety.

Although funding external road management services with the ability to stop/go traffic is ideal, if this is not feasible – we are confident that the event’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) will provide a competitive, fair, enjoyable and importantly safe racing environment.

Irrespective of which model of traffic management/racing is finalised, as with all CNZ/Bike Manawatu events, normal road rules will apply and a full rider briefing confirming the event rules will be provided to all riders prior to the start of each race.

BikeManawatu has track bikes you can hire for the track season. If you are interested in hiring a bike please call or text Ian Gray on 021 120 5751, and book a time (from below) to meet him at the Johnston Park, Feilding Club rooms off drake street (click here for map).

At this time you will:

Fill out and sign waver form
Be provided with a track bike
Be correctly fitted and geared to this bike
Pay with cheque, cash or internet banking to BikeManawatu
BikeManawatu Bank account: 010745 0284925 00
Bring your bank account number for prompt payment at end of season
Bring your cycling shoes and pedals; and measure your seat height and know your crank length on your road bike.

Saturday 1 October
Time (30min slots)	Name	Age	Height	Phone
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm

Sunday 2 October
Time (30min slots)	Name	Age	Height	Phone
12:30 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm

Saturday 8 October (Have a go day)
Time (30min slots)	Name	Age	Height	Phone
12:00 noon
12:30 pm
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm

Cost to hire a bike for the season will be confirmed soon.

Prices will be no more than: $100.00 Bond + $70.00 hire for our best bikes.

First two bookings will receive a free book “Beginners Guide to Road and Track Cycling”.