CYCLISTS fed up with bone-rattling bumps in the road are naming and shaming the borough's worst road surfaces.

Fifteen Bolton roads riven with potholes have been reported to the website fillthathole.org.uk, which was set up by national cyclists' organisation CTC at the end of January.

The organisation's new website reports the problems submitted by cyclists to the right officers at the relevant council in a bid to get the problems fixed.

Four have been repaired since the complaints were made.

In a similar endeavour, The Bolton News recently launched its Spot a Pothole campaign to give readers the chance to highlight the worst road surfaces around. Readers can upload pictures to our website and in a future edition we will publish a gallery of the worst.

CTC, which has 70,000 members, is a not for profit organisation set up in 1878 to protect and promote the rights of cyclists. It has expanded over the years to offer cycling holidays and arrange other events, helping to improve options for cyclists.

Kevin Mayne, CTC director, said: "Potholes and other road defects are more than just a nuisance; they're a danger to cyclists.

"They're responsible for 12 per cent of compensation claims by CTC members, and local councils have a duty to fix them. Reporting problems like this can be a chore, but our online facility has made it quick and easy."

Since the launch of fillthathole.org.uk, Bolton Council has repaired two holes in Chorley New Road, one in Station Road, Blackrod, and one at Fearnhead Avenue, Horwich.

Among the other reported potholes is one at Smithills Dean Road, Smithills, where one cyclist claimed to have damaged his front wheel beyond repair.

Another post, referring to potholes as deep as 15cm in Athlone Avenue, Astley Bridge, reads: "Generally terrible road conditions; large number of potholes and ruts from Mackenzie Street to the top of Athlone Avenue."

Other problem spots include Lostock Junction Lane, Horwich, Turton Road, Bromley Cross, and Walker Fold Road, Smithills.