Turnout to MTA ride to work day Wellington

**sinned** · 12th February 2010, 09:15

I went to the event in Wellington this morning and counted 56 bikes (incl 2 cops) at 8.00am. There were plenty of prizes given out so the odds of getting one were high. Almost more dealers, food stands etc than bikes.

Why such a low number of bikes? One reason I can offer is there would be no on street parking left in the city after the event. Now if they offered free parking there all day following the event numbers could have been in the hundreds!

**PirateJafa** · 12th February 2010, 10:40

Maybe because most people riding to work would have to start work at 8am?

**Gone Burger** · 12th February 2010, 11:02

I think the weather put a lot of people off. I came in this morning from the Akatarawas and it was raining VERY heavily, right through to lower hutt. But Wellington was perfect. Odd. Would have turned up if it wasn't so wet. Call me soft, but prefer to choose good weather to ride in if possible.

**Scuba_Steve** · 12th February 2010, 11:05

to be honest I didn't know it was happening, otherwise I would probably showed again, infact a few of us bikers here would have showed if we had of known about it

**girlzchris** · 12th February 2010, 12:28

Yeah I guess many people dont know about it. I got a pamplet hanging on my bike handle with rubberband.. how cute.... lol... i told few of my friends and plus i guess it is toooooo early for some lazy ass people. I enjoyed it. Foods and drinks for freeee and hell yeah I got the price... woohooooo...

**Bald Eagle** · 12th February 2010, 12:30

Originally Posted by sinned

Why such a low number of bikes? One reason I can offer is there would be no on street parking left in the city after the event. Now if they offered free parking there all day following the event numbers could have been in the hundreds!

Two reasons I wasn't there. 1. I would have been late for work and more disappointingly 2. My bikes off the road at the moment.

**MIXONE** · 12th February 2010, 12:32

Did anyone notice the extra cop cars on the motorway this morning?
Not targetting bikes by any chance...

**YAMASAKI** · 12th February 2010, 16:26

yeah, would have been there if I had known about it... where was it advertised?

**98tls** · 12th February 2010, 16:29

Had one down here in little ole Oamaru,about 40 or so bikes,not a bad do,local bike shop put on a BBQ breakfast etc.Only thing that spoilt it was the bullshit we had to listen to from our local MP re the ACC.

**Str8 Jacket** · 12th February 2010, 16:29

I didnt even know it was on and I work with a guy whose wife works for MTA and was organising it last year....!!

**DJSin** · 12th February 2010, 16:32

I was surprised at the low turn out

I only found out about it because I worked in a different building than I normally do and have to go past the motorbike parking spot to exit - there were fliers attached to the bikes.

I double checked on here and it was listed as an event but there was no discussion thread.

anyway - yay for the hi-viz gear I won

**IdunBrokdItAgin** · 12th February 2010, 16:46

I didn't know it was on either.

I might have turned up if I knew (usually a bit slow in the mornings and just manage to scrape into work sometime around 9).