We recently asked Cycling Weekly readers what they thought that cycling currently does not have enough of.
Here we present a selection of their answers.
Not enough coverage of the women's cycling – although at least there is reasonably good coverage of the Tour de Yorkshire.
John Tempest
Education of the general public regarding road safety, what road tax actually is and why many club riders already have insurance.
Daniel Leverton
Ladies over 60. Because we can be a weird mix of badass and genteel.
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Sue Woollatt
Honest people who have forgotten what cycling is about. Clubs showing riders how to ride and respect each other and the sport. Oh, and camera footage from riders showing close passes who are riding like complete d***s themselves and generally have themselves to blame for riding in a manner that is only really going to end in tears... yeah, we need more of them.
Paul Morton
Free bikes for everyone.
Ollie Claydon
A good salary for the riders compared to other sports.
Jaime Bedoya
Down-to-earth people. You don't need an ultra-expensive bike. If you choose your parts right you can get a good bang for your buck.
Robert Tracey
Free bikes for everyone?
Rules. The UCI should make some more up, like randomly changing wheel size for just two days.
Dan Bassford
Safe and separated cycle paths.
Jeff Grover
Decent weather in Cornwall!
Dominic Chatfield
Protection enshrined in law via the implied liability laws like they have in the rest of Europe.
Police forces implementing safe passing distance campaigns like West Midlands' one.
Richard Clinker
A sensible racing cycling body to encourage manufacturers to innovate by stipulating that bikes in a sanctioned race should only meet three requirements: two wheels, leg powered and the rider should wear a helmet. End of.
Robert McNab
Swagger and bling. More gold. More cyclists with personality like Peter Sagan.
Mike Hammer
I think we need more drug abuse scandals, after all it’s not like anything is going on at the moment.
Paul Savage
Town centre racing – good for spectators, sponsors and riders.
Nick Rôbin
Good quality mudguards.
Scott-Alexander McKendrick
Crisps.
Andy Boyce
Mandatory insurance or registration plates. Makes sense and offers us security.
Marc Selby
Cake. The why is self-evident.
Thomas Willingham
Enforcing the wearing of cycle helmets and having working lights if riding at night.
Tow Wilkinson
Road safety: Need to do better at awareness for motorists and cyclists alike. Cyclists need to be better educated on defensive riding techniques.
Leslie Morrison
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
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