Recent comments

Nothing wrong with square taper, I agree. External bearing bottom brackets don't have much clearance for your ankles or heels of your shoes, which I find is a problem on my city bike when wearing trainers.

Square taper sealed BBs seem to last forever too. Pity Shimano don't make the range that they used to. ISIS bottom brackets have terrible longevity.

Thanks for getting in touch Prof Tapp and setting the record straight - as you say a fair chunk of your findings seem to be positive for cyclists and cycling, Do you have any plans to make it available online any time soon?

Hi all I am the author of this study. Martin you are spot on - the whole 'lazy' thing is a red herring which in retrospect I heartily wish I hadnt put in the press release, as this was used by the right wing press (Sun, Express) to hi-jack the entire study.

The study was a robust piece of research looking at attitudes of the UK population to cycling and cyclists. The majority of it was really good news for us given how cycling has languished in this country compared to more positive cultures elsewhere. The UK public on balance think cyclists are more likely to be independent minded, a free spirit, environmentally conscious, confident, brave, fitter and healthier than non-cyclists. The 'lazy' thing was very odd - and I think reflects the view that if you a 'serious' career person you drive into work, presumably squeezing your fat backside out of your car and developing some attractive sweat marks on your expensive suit as the day wears on. But as long as you look the part, hey thats all that matters...

Exactly! Cycling as an activity is NOT DANGEROUS! But cycling on roads DESIGNED for cars with motorists who are stupid; speeding; incompetent; impatient; aggressive; distracted or with a psychopathic hatred of cyclists is DANGEROUS!

Anybody who believes that cyclists are made safer by forcing cyclists to wear a bit of plastic on their heads is deluded. Especially since those bits of plastic aren't designed to protect the cyclist from an impact with a road vehicle.

For those who want to learn about the Dutch way of cycling see David Hembrow's blog.

I will keep a lookout for you mate, gutted. I imagine you have reported them? Send this post/description to every bike shop within 15 miles that you can find...I bet some little scumbag will take it in to one soon enough.

Could not agree with you more, Cavasta.

There is no consideration to the costs associated with higher death and injury that will inevitably result.

Speeding offenders should be fined an amount appropriate to sustaining the cost of the cameras.

Problem solved.

Yet another irresponsible, short sighted, retrograde and crass course of action from an unimaginative council. When it comes to the turning off of speed cameras, has anyone else noticed the similarities between councils and lemmings?

.. and the winner of King of Cobbles is "Chris Akrigg 21.510 seconds". Really? The Chris Akigg? I'm surprised he kept his wheels on the ground for so long. Trial rider to time trialer - some talent.

I've tried to like to Sky, but it's not been easy. The turning point was the TDF bus clip of some bloke who looked like he'd escaped from a Natwest bank ad waffling on with a "motivational" Powerpoint while Wiggo sat at the back looking like he was warming up for the main stage at Glasto.

I can't see the Portland in the Trek UK website. So was it a 2010 model and not going to be 2011 model in the UK?

What a load of bollocks, Who did Professor Alan Tapp get this insightful feedback from? He should hang out with the Marketing Cock end who came out with "MAMIL" maybe they could write a cycling manifesto together so us cyclists could workout our place in Society.