It’s been a busy year for the cycle BOOM team. In 2015, we completed almost all of our fieldwork with just a few remaining participants to recruit for our cycling and wellbeing trials. In the early part of 2016, we will focus on making sense of the information and data that has been accumulated over the… [Read More]
Archives for 2015
Towards a Policy Agenda to Support Cycling Among Older Adults
In the UK, the drive to boost cycling numbers is an important part of the policy agenda. There are lots of reasons for this, including moves to encourage people to use more sustainable modes of transport, and concerns about rising levels of obesity. Moreover, as the population ages, there is growing pressure upon public services,… [Read More]
Cycling in Harmony: Intergenerational Contact Zones (ICZs) and Cycling
In a previous blog, I wrote about the current state of cycling in the UK drawing largely upon a previous large-scale study I was involved with – Understanding Walking and Cycling. I highlighted that cycling in most UK cities tends to be dominated by young, male, white, ‘hardened’ cyclists – what I called the ‘velomobile… [Read More]
Tales from the Field
This month, as the cycle BOOM project moves towards completing data collection, Heather Jones (Research Associate, UWE) reflects on her research in the Bristol area and provides some snapshots of her participants. Since May 2014 I have been working with a diverse range of people age 50 and over in the Bristol area as part of our… [Read More]
cycle BOOM: moving to the next phase
Tim Jones provides an update on progress and looks ahead to the next phase of the cycle BOOM project. It’s been a busy summer for cycle BOOM. The researchers have been busy recruiting and conducting research with remaining participants at our four sites (Oxford, Bristol, Cardiff and Reading). Meanwhile, back at HQ, Nick Beale, our… [Read More]
“Best thing since they invented the jet engine!”
This quote came from one of our cycle BOOM participants after he had been riding the Raleigh ‘Motus’ e-bike for a couple of weeks, as part of his 8-week ‘wellbeing and cognition’ cycle trial. Read on to find our what others on our e-bike trial have been saying. First, a little background on the wellbeing trials;… [Read More]
