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Three year old Brooklyn Beckham - offspring of David and Victoria Beckham - was bought a Chrimbo bike from a Manchester IBD. Daddy Beckham eschewed the multiples and plumped for an IBD, Middleton Cycles of Greater Manchester. However the £80 JCB 12 inch bike - famous for its JCB yellow - had to be painted red to match Man U's footy strip

The UK poll was conducted by Hot Wheels who wanted to see if they should spread their advertising budget across a number of titles, or just pick one...

Since 1780, more often than not, there's been a Squire as MD at the Midlands lock maker. John Squire is the latest in a long list of Squire family members who've taken on the leadership mantle. In fact, he's the eighth Squire to be appointed MD...

Ipswich IBD Elmy Cycles is organising the 2002 National Cyclo Cross Championships, due to be staged 12-1th January. With good sponsorship, a sold-out Novotel and a city centre location, Steve Grimwood of Elmy Cycles believes the success of this event will demonstrate the potential of cyclo cross as a general interest spectator sport, and one that cyclists of all disciplines can be inspired by

A song by American singer-songwriter Darryl Purpose has tweaked the heartstrings - and twanged the spokes - of bike industry expert Dr Paul Rosen of the Science & Technology Studies Unit of the Department of Sociology at the University of York