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The industry-funded Bike It scheme is lauded in a three-page feature in the magazine of the Times Educational Supplement, the weekly must-read for teachers. "Do you want your pupils to arrive in school fresh, fired-up and fit as fleas? Then get them on their bikes," states TES.

Bike makers may be gushing about carbon nanotubes but experts at the recent International Congress of Nanotechnology in San Francisco said few toxicology tests have been carried out on nanotech products. The Nanoethics Group, a US research organisation, said nanomaterials may be amazingly strong but they are not biodegradable and there could be many other unforeseen future problems with nanotech products.

Last week a West London bike shop was robbed at gun-point.

Along with its sister charity Railway Paths Ltd, Sustrans owns 1100 bridges on the 10 000-mile National Cycle Network. These cost £120 000 a year to maintain. Get your name on a bridge plaque in your local area by ponying up a one-off donation to Sustrans' 'bridging the gap' fund.

Along with its sister charity Railway Paths Ltd, Sustrans owns 1100 bridges on the 10 000-mile National Cycle Network. These cost £120 000 a year to maintain. Get your business name on a bridge plaque in your local area by ponying up a one-off donation to Sustrans' 'bridging the gap' fund.