Lifecycle edition 3 Autumn 2016 v1

There’s a saying that ‘cycling is the new golf’, and whilst this
may be so, it doesn’t mean that you can hurtle along like a
golf ball driven into the rough. Country roads and hills in particular
need to be treated with respect.
Next year we’ll be taking a close focus on cycling safety, at all
aspects , including the responsibilities that riders have themselves.
In other ways, cycling has still not yet developed to a place
where we can all sit comfortably; and I’ll mention in
particular the sexism that still exists in some quarters.
This may not be a popular view, but Shane Sutton had no
right to stay at the helm of British Cycling coaching if any of
the allegations labelled against him were true.
It’s totally unacceptable in a modern society for ladies
cycling to not have equal footing with the men, and for their
own needs and concerns to be ignored. They deserve the
right to be, well ‘women.’
The freedom and independence of pedalnorth.com allows us
to make statements that others may not feel able to, may not
want to accept is true, or simply may not agree with. And for
us, we see this is our strength, and will continue to be the
free thinking voice of the modern cyclists.
Enjoy our Autumn emagazine, and the articles from around
the globe, and have a great time on trail and tarmac, finding
your own lifecycle!
Robert Thorpe, executive editor