Welcome to Velo Vision Issue Seven, June 2002

Cycle Summer

The world has changed � in publishing terms at least. Before I�d even finished travelling home after CycleVision in Holland, at least three owners of digital cameras had posted pictures up on the internet. Within a day of my return my own report was up on www.velovision.co.uk. In a similar way, you could read online reports about Cyclefest and Spokesfest within hours, rather than the weeks or months you�d have to wait for a print magazine. Given this, why do we still cover events in the paper Velo Vision magazine?

Partly, of course, for those who have no inclination, or facilities, to root around on the internet for their information. But mainly because the two media have different strengths. The instant gratification of an online picture gallery or report is fine. But there�s also something to be said for the discipline of compressing the best information into just a few pages, giving the reader the good stuff in a nutshell � and usually with better picture quality than can be achieved on-screen.

Websites don�t last, either. When you want an instant-access reference, paper still rules. Events are a magnet for new ideas and technology, and interesting people � so they deserve reporting in a less ephemeral form than on a website. So we hope you enjoy reading about some of the things that have been happening around the world this summer. We certainly enjoyed being there.

Looking forwards, Issue 8 will mark the completion of our second year of publication. For next issue we�re planning a few changes � so look out for a welcome surprise when it arrives in December, just in time for Christmas. On that subject, perhaps I could issue a seasonal reminder that a gift subscription to Velo Vision makes an ideal present for any cycling friend.

PETER ELAND

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Issue Seven contents

Some of the articles are now available for you to download as PDF - if you don't already have the required (free) Acrobat Reader software for these you can get it here. Some of the colours look a bit vivid on some of these PDFs - it's better in print!

• 3 Contents and Editor's letter ( PDF, 325k)

• 4 News ( PDF, 211k)
  Burrows' new load bike, internatioanl Birdy meeting, new Sturmey-Archer components and more

• 10 The band on bikes
  The marching band that doesn't march - they cycle!

• 14 Tears of joy
  Three wheels restore mobility

• 16 Books
  A Japanese folding biek compendium and more

• 18 Putting them on edals
  A six-page feature about one family's discovery of the world of specialised cycles for carrying children

• 24 Cycle Summer
  Scenes from Spokesfest and Cyclefest

• 26 An Airnimal in America ( PDF, 459k)
  The fast folder tested in Yellowstone

• 30 The Valleys Viper
  An affordable three-wheel recumbent put through its paces

• 34 Why the wheel is round
  Tyneside's awkward squad gets things done for cyclists

• 36 Building the Bonza Bike
  Extreme Rohloff-fuelled minibike madness!

• 40 CycleVision 2002
  Full report from perhaps the world's largest ever HPV event

• 45 Advertising
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