New research finds cycling commuters are less likely to be prescribed antidepressants? Naturally, that means a column about "a mass of angry, intolerant, semi-psychotic Strava men" making "no distinction between red or green, pavement or road" Read more as researchers from the University of Edinburgh found cycling commuters were less likely to be prescribed antidepressants. There was an estimated 15 per cent reduction in depression or anxiety-related prescriptions compared with those who don't commute by bike.