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Sunday, 10 September 2017

The Guardian

• Temple Classic Lightweight: ‘Created to last a lifetime’ | Martin LoveMade to order in Bristol, Temple cycles are modern classics you’ll never tire ofPrice: £695Frame: steelWeight: 10kgGears: 9-speed Most bikes are made in Taiwan. But not Temple cycles, they’re built in Bristol by a man called Matt and his small team – you can pop in and have a cuppa with them. This new frame is typical of what the friendly independent firm is all about. It’s made to order, you choose the exact size you want before adding various bits and bobs as you wish, from mudguards to panniers and a kick stand to a shiny old-school bell. It’s created not to last a season but a lifetime, an...
• Kim Briggs widower: 'this is not about anti-cycling, it's about wrongdoing'Matthew Briggs, whose wife was struck by a cyclist in east London, discusses his grief and his long wait for a convictionA week after Kim Briggs died of head injuries sustained when a cyclist riding an illegal bike collided with her, her husband, Matthew, received a call from a police officer warning him there would be a long journey ahead.Briggs was sitting on a bench outside John Lewis in Bluewater, the behemoth shopping centre in Kent, where he was picking out clothing for his children’s school uniforms. Shoppers darted purposefully all about him as he took the call. His grief – and that of...