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Positive bike article on BBC?

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  • January 21, 2018 at 5:19 pm #28058
    hawkinspeter

    Just read a nice BBC article about why women are less likely to cycle than men and thought it highlighted some good points. Some relate to men as well as women, but the women cyclists have to put up with sexist behaviour from male motorists/riders as well.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-41737483

    I reckon the BBC might be trying to offset all their anti-cycling articles.

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  • January 21, 2018 at 6:13 pm #910461
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    alansmurphy

    It’s encouragement regardless
    It’s encouragement regardless of gender. Sometimes when passing someone you kind of feel awkward and want to say something as if to suggest you’re struggling too…

    January 21, 2018 at 5:49 pm #910459
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    hawkinspeter

    @KitKat – good point. Now

    @KitKat – good point. Now that I think about it, I’ve had a bloke say that to me (and I’m a bloke too) as I was struggling up a hill. However, I then asked him for a lift and hung onto his back wheel for the next 10 miles or so.

    January 21, 2018 at 5:37 pm #910457
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    kitkat

    I took exception to this bit.

    I took exception to this bit. As far as I can see it’s looking for offence in anything. It’s just what ANY cyclist would say to another

    ”I’ve even had ‘keep pedalling, nearly there’ – from a male cyclist. They wouldn’t have said it to another man, it’s so patronising and uncalled for.

    otherwise fair enough 

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