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Issue 28 preview!

CONTENTS

4 News
A camper trailer, new Rohloff rumours, Drymer trike, Greenspeed’s Snowbeast, a Velo Vision trip to SPEZI and more

9 Cycle 2007
We report from the UK cycle show in Earl’s Court, London

12 Pedal porters
Car-free cycling culture on Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA.

15 Bicycling Blind
Riding with Tandem Israel in the desert north of Eilat

16 Recycle by cycle
A Canadian couple with a commercial recycling company – and a big bike trailer

18 Just the Tikit
We review the eagerly-awaited quick folder from Bike Friday, the Tikit.

22 Ride the roughest roads
Testing the Tout-Terrain Panamericana full-suspension touring bike: a bike for the toughest tours

26 The ’cumbent for children
A cycling family review the Altena-Bike Estrellita, a new child-sized recumbent

28 A spirited ride
The Moulton Esprit on the road – does it deliver AM magic at close to TSR price?

32 Short Reviews
- 32 Lights fantastic: three battery-free ideas tested. Reelights, Pedalite and 3M Sekuclips
- 34 No more neckstrap: a better way to carry an SLR camera by bike?
- 35 Over the moon: cycling again with the Moonsaddle
- 36 Pitlock vs Pinhead: we test two security quick-release systems
- 37 Books: Velomania, Crap Cycle Lanes, cycling misadventures, the sociology of cycling and Practical Pedal magazine

40 Readers’ bikes
- 40 Ride the Lightning: a P-38 owner reports
- 43 An inventive velocar: visiting a Swedish pioneer
- 44 Power and posture: could a new position bring benefits?
- 47 Big in front: a new take on front wheel drive

48 Letters
Triple-decker trailers, the Tour de Fat, a novel drive system and more

53 Subscribe to Velo Vision
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Posted on 7 December 2007
 

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