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Brompton bonanza: Folding bicycle sales up 28%

Sales of Brompton, the definitive folding bicycle, have soared by 28 per cent. Over 44,000 of the folders were sold last year, three quarters of which were exported. Brompton is not only a success in British manufacturing, but has revolutionised the way bicycles can be used in this country; its clever folding mechanism allows thousands of commuters each day to bypass…

A bicycle is for life, not just for Christmas

Tens of thousands of bicycles around the country currently lie hidden – wrapped and ready to take a star turn on Christmas morning, but after the initial squeals of delight, how many are destined to languish unused in garden sheds or end their days cast aside in roadside verges? It is estimated that up to 100,000 bicycles in Britain each…

Winter cycling hacks

If you’re one of the hardy souls cycling undaunted by the current cold snap, doff your cap to the pioneer adventure cyclists of the 1890s who took to the snowy wilds of northern Canada without the benefit of modern clothing and 80 years before the advent of mountain bikes. The Great Gold Rush in the late 1890s drew 100,000 prospectors…

Fool’s gold: The £250,000 bicycle

A ludicrously expensive gold-plated bicycle has gone on sale for £250,000; enough to buy the average house in Britain or more than 1,000 bikes. The gaudy creation, from plating specialists Goldgenie, boasts a “meticulously applied a lustrous layer of 24k gold to the entire structure, from the tip of the drop handlebars to the wheel stays, and every other part…

Tannus: The puncture-proof bicycle tyre reinvented

Nobody likes to spend time fixing a puncture, especially in winter, so it’s with impeccable timing that Tannus has started selling its solid, puncture-proof tyres in Britain. Constructed from a polymer compound, the solid tyres are available in two grades that imitate different tyre pressures – 85psi or 110psi. Cyclists who know their history will be wary of the claims…