To those people in the media!! Anyone really?

[itchyrider]

Who whould like to see a bike related program. Like in a Top Gear theme?
Cos i would!
Why arent there any??? Got every thing else on the telly...........

I'm Going to email FIVE......

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Yeah give all them media types an e-mail.

 

[itchyrider]

Email sent!

 

[swee'pea99]

They consider it a minority interest - and one, moreover, that arouses positive loathing among many non-enthusiasts.

 

[Arch]

[quote name='swee'pea99']They consider it a minority interest - and one, moreover, that arouses positive loathing among many non-enthusiasts.[/QUOTE]

Just like Top Gear then....

(which I love).

It'll be a long time coming. But there are blogs like the Guardian one, so maybe it'll come eventually. It's tricky. You don't want to be too wierd, but ideally you want the wow factor and to blow apart preconceptions - so you need to do a lot of extremes and oddities - racing, recumbents, load carrying etc.

If anyone wants to fly me and my trike to the top of the Stelvio pass, and film me coming down, I'm in!

 

[Hilldodger]

There was a world wide tv ad all about Cycling made last year. It wasn't screened in the UK - the only country in Europe not to do so.

 

[Arch]

So, Roger, tell us more. What was it about? Where did they get the bikes?

 

[Hilldodger]

So, Roger, tell us more. What was it about? Where did they get the bikes?

Modesty prevents me

 

[Milo]

Star on a reasonably priced bike? Never gonna happen.

 

[dellzeqq]

I used to pitch biketastic ideas to the Babe. And she wasn't impressed. It's not that cycling is a minority thing - it's just not as exciting to watch as it is to do.

 

[Melvil]

It'd have to be sort of multi-interest, sort of two wheel everything. A serious bit for the roadies, races etc, a mental 'presenter does it' approach to mountain biking, some silly challenges and maybe a bit of, dare I say this!, maintenance?

Thing is, the BBC has so many content channels at the moment I would see it ideally as something for BBC4 because you can then make it quite technical and in-depth without alienating a large section of the dumbed-down audience the BBC thinks passes for its main channel viewers these days (basically anything with 'dancing' and 'issues' and 'crime/pathology' and 'hospitals with unfeasible flippin' injuries and romance').

That's my two cents.

 

[itchyrider]

Here's a start?


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MpE-SnsRQQ

 

[itchyrider]

This is an update on this thread. They replied! !

Date:9th April 2010


Dear Chris

Thank you for your recent enquiry and please allow us to apologise for the delay in responding.

We have no current plans for a bike-related programme. However, your interest has been noted.

If there is anything further we can help you with, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for your interest in Five.

Yours sincerely


Margaret
VIEWER ADVISOR


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[Ghost Donkey]

It would need to get viewers in for advertising revenue. Sporting events have relatively low audience figures but create a high advertising revenue as it is targeting advertising. A general cycling program wouldn't pull in the veiwing figures. If you're targeting channel 5 you could ask Ian Wright to do a daily/weekly slot on that show he co-presents if it's still on. The last time I heard him interviewed on the radio he mentioned cycling several times but the interviewer (Moyles) didn't pick up on it.I think he got the bug when he rode with Geoff Thomas.

You could make your own show and broadcast on youtube .

 

[thomas]

Just like Top Gear then....

(which I love).

It'll be a long time coming. But there are blogs like the Guardian one, so maybe it'll come eventually. It's tricky. You don't want to be too wierd, but ideally you want the wow factor and to blow apart preconceptions - so you need to do a lot of extremes and oddities - racing, recumbents, load carrying etc.

If anyone wants to fly me and my trike to the top of the Stelvio pass, and film me coming down, I'm in!

It sounds like it'll be a bit like scrap heap challenge...which isn't exactly the most attractive of shows.

You could certainly make a cheap "police action camera" type show with all the youtube footage out there

That aught to satisfy the needs of drunk [cyclists] at about 3 oclock in the morning after a night out

The beep has some bike shows, like those travelling silly distances without a coffee and pub stop every couple of miles