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Saturday, 06 December 2014

The Guardian

• The bike that kids won't grow out of (well, for a while at least)Another year, another kid’s bike? Not any more. The LittleBig extendable bike seeks to solve the age-old problem for children that love to cycle – that they just won’t stop growingThe first bike that was ever truly mine was a jaunty red-and-white single-speed with stabilisers, waiting for me on Christmas morning when I was four. My parents still laugh when they recall how I ran straight past it, mesmerised by the presents under the tree, and then did a double-take worthy of Louis de Funès as I spotted it sitting under the mantelpiece.Two years later my Christmas present was a shiny ...

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published Julian Bentley: Tram track cycle accidents need sortingAfter a number of tram track-related cycle accidents, cycle instructor Julian Bentley from Ruddington says the tracks are more dangerous than they should be.Several of my cycle-to-work routes criss-cross the ongoing tramworks in Nottingham. If you cycle or walk in our city, you too have probably encountered the tramworks at various times. For me, the last two to three years of tramworks have provided: a needless 1.5 mile dog-leg diversion taking in a rat-run road (for 18 months); several...

Doncaster Free Press

• Gearing up for another fantastic cycle festivalDoncaster Cycle Festival will return again next year - and organisers say it will be bigger and better than ever.