The Cyclist as Overdog and Underdog

Published: March 28, 2023, 10 p.m.

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Five Bicycle-Shaped Musings from writer, raconteur and life-long cyclist Andrew Martin

Today how socialism and cycling conjoined. A traditionally working-class transport mode is counterpointed with the idea of the cyclist as supreme individualist, riding on pavements and ignoring red lights. Cycling clubs today focus on environmentalism and sociability rather than socialism, but their slogan is still \\u2018Fellowship is Life.\\u2019

Written and read by Andrew Martin\\nProduced by Karen Holden

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