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Five urban cycling experts talk about what Montreal can do to make its streets safer for cyclists.

Mikael Colville-Andersen:President of the Copenhagenize Design Co., a Danish-based consulting firm with offices in Montreal that promotes urban cycling worldwide.

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The Montreal Gazette caught up with Colville-Andersen on his way to the Eurobike trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, where he was attempting to shake up the bicycle manufacturing industry, which he describes as Shrek-like — a clumsy, awkward, conservative monster failing to keep up with the times. The bike has been booming since about 2006 worldwide, he said, and 99 per cent of riders want a regular bike that is simple to use, easy to get on and off, to ride in work clothes. But manufacturers instead focus on expensive technology, making bikes ultra light, installing fancy new brake systems. The result, he said, is they aren’t selling as many bikes as they could.