All cyclists using the route will be also required to wear wear a cycle helmet that is Snell, CE or ANSI approved and must keep above minimum speeds of 7mph, 13mph or 18mph depending on how many laps they ride.
The web site however doesn't say whether the entire route, including access points such as the MediaCity footbridge will be closed to non-paying cyclists. Something that would seriously inconvenience cycle commuters in the area.
Looks like another bad idea from the BCF and MCC.
Just imagine the outcry if Manchester City Council proposed charging drivers £28 per day to use the Mancunian way...
Interesting. I'm no fan of Murdoch, but at least the Skyride was free. I wonder how many people will be driving into the centre of Manchester on a bank holiday to go for a bike ride.
ReplyDeleteEither way I'm assuming Nova International ( http://www.novainspiringevents.org/index.html ) will be making a few quid on it. I note that their Great Manchester Run has gone up to £37 this year. Compare that with the "We Love Manchester 10k" (previously City of Manchester 10k : http://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/running/city-of-manchester-10k) which is £9 early bird price.
A minimum of twenty-eight quid... to ride the same streets that many of us will ride for free any other day. Madness, I tells ya!
ReplyDeleteI'd find it marginally more acceptable if it was based on charity fund raising by the riders, like a lot of running events.