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Yesterday’s tube strike in London prompted a "massive surge in cycling," said the London Cycling Campaign. An LCC count in Islington indicated that the number of cyclists had doubled. Last year's introduction of the congestion charge also saw a jump in the number of Londoners cycling. To help the increasing number of newbies, LCC has produced 12 free 'new to cycling?' booklets.

Pacific Cycle, Maverick, and Trek have settled their lawsuit differences and a messy patent war has been halted thanks to the negotiation and sharing out of manufacturing licences.

VF Corporation announced its likely acquisition of Vans in April. The deal - worth $396m - has now gone through. VF Corporation 's outdoor division contains brands such as The North Face and Eastpak.

PC-maker AMD is the 'Official Technology Partner' of the US Postal Service Team and has issued a press release plugging Trek's use of the company's 64-bit laptops and CAD workstations. There's a wonderful corporatesque quote put into the mouth of Lance himself...

The latest issue of BicycleBusiness won't be mailed for another few days, get a hi-res PDF to tide you over until the print issue arrives. The main feature article contains 'Shimano shortages' interviews with industry figures, including a Shimano exec. None of the interviews have appeared on this site. NOW UPDATED WITH PC-FRIENDLY DOWNLOAD INFO.