Kids, women, older people, anyone who hasn't cycled in a long time can feel that cycling is completely inaccessible.

That's why we need the city to create spaces, safe spaces.

The people who cycle, we know statistically that the majority of people who cycle in Dublin or anywhere in Ireland are male, predominantly male, of a certain age, of a certain socioeconomic range.

Cycling should be for everybody.

Cycling infrastructure that we need is not for the people who are already cycling, it's for the people who are put off cycling by the lack of infrastructure.

So another thing is experience also.

So in your case, I would say that even if you're a driver or not, it does not mean that you will, you know, have reasons to feel comfortable on the road.

Not because they can't, but because none of their friends do.

Are you dealing with this frequently, Stephen?

Yes, we have lots of customers coming to us looking for a replacement since they normally use the bicycles as their main mode of transportation.

It's more frequent than we would like to, and we do learn some lessons out of their experiences in terms of what can be done to reduce the risk.

What equipment, listeners wondering, would you recommend, Stephen, you know, for bike lock systems or mechanisms that cyclists can use? Is there anything in particular you would suggest?

Well, it's not only what you use, but how you use it and where you use it.

So in terms of locks, there's a number of things that are inexpensive and other things that are very expensive.

Wheel locks are highly recommended because it removes the likelihood that they will just cycle away with your bicycle.

Carrying it is harder.