Biking around Brisbane can be a great way to see the city, or simply get from point A to B, and there is about 1700 kilometres of bike ways planned for the city by 2031.

Fairfax Media spoke with a Brisbane cyclist as well as one of Queensland's leading cycling groups to find out what it's like to cycle in Brisbane and how to survive the streets of Brisbane on a bike.

Newstead resident and avid cyclist Katie Panaretto has had her fair share of near misses with cars but still jumps on her bike as a fun and fast way to get around.

Ms Panaretto said in comparison with elsewhere in the world cycling in Brisbane was safer than Sydney, worse than the Netherlands and about the same as Britain and the United States.