I totally sympathise re cyclers in Bot Gardens. I was in Wgtn over summer - there seemed to be far too many in Wgtn fullstop, using pedestrian areas as race tracks. Trying to walk around the waterfront was a nightmare. They came up silently at great speed behind pedestrians and one wrong step could've resulted in a terrible accident. I'm surprised there haven't been lots of accidents. Cyclists should be banned from pedestrian areas. Why can't they stick to the roads? Wgtn has some of the most scenic roads in the country and virtually none of Auckland's congestion so there's no excuse.