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In wheel-size, that is. Sales are still expanding. Pacific Cycle said one American 'dealer' has a 900-strong waiting list for the 20-inch Stingray. The 16-inch Sting-Ray for children will be available in the US later in the summer.

Huffy of the US - known for its cheap-as-chips bikes sold via mass outlets - has been trimmed back to its core bicycle business after a failed diversification into general sports products. But will the company survive as bike-only, or survive at all?

In Saturday's The Independent newspaper, 10 British bike shops were picked as part of a list of the 50 Best Sports Shops in the UK.

In fact, it's a pedal-powered, two-person submarine. Its inventors plan to hire it to tourists as a submergible pedallo,

A historic sixth yellow jersey has propelled Lance Armstrong into the pantheon of all-time sporting greats. A Seabiscuit-type Hollywood blockbuster is waiting to be signed off. Celluloid sainthood for Lance, good publicity for cycling. Plus, following last week's Associated Press exclusive on Dubya's Trek Fuel, John Kerry has upped the ante by cycling before the most important speech of his career, a speech which featured bicycling three times...