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Since the mad, bad terrorist attacks on US targets on 11th September there’s been an upsurge in patriotic fervour in America. Everywhere you go there are US flags, including on half the population. But this fervour is understandable when America is just so brilliant at stuff. And that includes staging a bicycle trade show.

Actionleisure PLC said pretax losses widened to 1.48 million pounds in the six months to June from 580,000 pounds last year after a "challenging period".

As expected (indeed, it was the only game in town) Cycle Bid Co. was successful in its attempt to own the Derby Cycle Corporation, latterly given Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the States

Little bags, that is. Padded, protective bags for digital cameras, mobile phones and GPS devices.

"It would be great if members of our industry foresook the habits of a lifetime and got involved now rather than 'waiting to see how things work out'," wrote John Traynor, editor of 'Outdoor Review', of the Ordnance Survey-sponsored The Outdoors Show, NEC, 15-17th March 2002. Former pro roadie Justin Clarke is in charge of getting the bike trade on board. Bikebiz.co.uk met up with him at the Go Outdoors trade show held in Harrogate earlier this week