Bradford cyclist faces summons - for pulling 180-metre wheelie

Coppers a knob. Get a life..

180 metres? what's that in white lines? the standard measurement for wheelies back in the day when i had a bmx

A bit stupid and clearly not a good idea in busy traffic. Impressive though. Just pick a better time dude lol. It's just a pity that such police diligence isn't shown with far more dangerous cars being driven weaving in and out whilst on phones in busy traffic. This is much more common. I had a guy driving behind my car for about 2 miles on his phone the whole time recently. The number of girls doing makeup and hair is quite unbelievable also. Yes, dickhead 'cyclists' are all over the shop too but at least they are likely to just put themselves in A&E instead of some innocent. Priorities etc...

I wish that copper could be seconded to where I live..the area's infested with dickheads on bikes doing this in pedestrian areas. Pisses me off to see this clown labelled a cyclist tbh.

Speaking as someone who's never managed to even ride in a straight line on two wheels without at least one hand holding the handlebars, I think the rider deserves a bl**dy medal rather than a fine!

Some people saying the copper should have something better to do and it wasn't a major crime, which is true, but it's not like he was out looking for manualling miscreants - this fool did a huge manual down a public highway, which he obviously shouldn't be doing and he did it right in front of the old bill, so of course they stopped him for a chat and of course they charged him when he didn't say sorry.

Deserves the book thrown at him, not for manualling, but for manualling whilst in the presence of an officer of the law. A stupidity fine, perhaps.

FFS, another waste of taxpayers money, go and doing something useful copper.

I think I might move to Bradford.  So little crime that the police have time to bother with this sort of thing, sounds utopian.  

Reading between the lines it sounds like the kid hasn't worked out the 1st rule of authority: Authority never backs down.  

Next time just say "sorry officer, yes it was stupid, I just got a bit carried away"...

> holding a wheelie – or ‘manual’ as it’s also known

Careful. You'll have the MTB and BMXers in a tizzy

Wheelie = Front wheel in the air and pedalling to keep going

Manual = Front wheel in air, no pedalling allowed

Come on guys, everyone knows a manual and a wheelie are two different things. The world record for a wheelie (pedalling) in one hour alone is over 25km. 

Was it a wheelie or a manual? We want facts godamm it!

Slow crime day in Bradford? Seriously though, how is this any different to simply riding a unicycle?

Isn't that a unicycle (which I assume would be OK), with a spare wheel?

On a busy road? Not exactly crime of the century, but what a divot!

Talented divot admitedly.

Surly pulling a wheelie for that distance indicates a heightened level of control?

Inconsiderate maybe - but I don't see how you could call it careless?