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Women and Cycling

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  • April 29, 2019 at 9:58 pm #29592
    giff77

    While flicking through the BBC News website this article from Northern Ireland popped up in regards to low levels of women who cycling in the province mainly for simply getting about. And I’m sure we could all provide reasons for why so few women take to two wheels  

    The second half was about a lady called Isabel Clements who like Beryl Burton came to cycling late and went on to set several records most of which are still standing. The thing that stood out for me was the comradare she talked about when on club runs.  Loved the comment at the beginning that you were encouraged to wear black so you didn’t stand out when on the road! H&S would have a fit!!

    heres the link

     https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47901262

     

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  • May 5, 2019 at 11:06 am #940945
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    ktache wrote:
    Great article, always great to encourage everyone to cycle, but 

    “About a third said they owned one. Of those, 39% were men, and 24% were women.

    Of those who had cycled in the previous four weeks, 69% were men, compared to just 31% who were women.”

    Only one of these manages to add up to 100%.   ?

     

    maybe some of the participants hadn’t artificially lowered their testosterone levels enough to complete the survey in accordance with the recent CAS ruling.

    May 5, 2019 at 10:50 am #940943
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    ktache

    But then that would mean that

    But then that would mean that none of those bicycle owning children had used them in the past 28 days.

    I demand statistical consistency.

    May 5, 2019 at 10:36 am #940941
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    Spangly Shiny

    Or children perhaps?

    Or children perhaps?

    May 1, 2019 at 6:56 pm #940939
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    Drinfinity

    I love stuff like this! I

    I love stuff like this! I showed it the kids, and got the response – “ what were the others- bears?”

    April 30, 2019 at 12:38 pm #940937
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    janusz0

    ktache wrote:

    ktache wrote:

    “About a third said they owned one. Of those, 39% were men, and 24% were women.

    Of those who had cycled in the previous four weeks, 69% were men, compared to just 31% who were women.”

    Only one of these manages to add up to 100%.   ?

     


    I’m 110% certain that almost no one understands percentages;)

    April 30, 2019 at 10:45 am #940935
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    ktache

    Great article, always great

    Great article, always great to encourage everyone to cycle, but 

    “About a third said they owned one. Of those, 39% were men, and 24% were women.

    Of those who had cycled in the previous four weeks, 69% were men, compared to just 31% who were women.”

    Only one of these manages to add up to 100%.   ?

     

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