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They join Specialized, Halfords, Ideal, Fisher Outdoor Leisure, Zyro, Bohle, Giant, Madison, Cyclemotion, Raleigh, Moore Large, Weldtite, Universal and BicycleBusiness. Along with the support from the ACT and many individual IBDs, the proposed fighting fund looks set to be a definite. But BAGB president Patrick Barker still needs more opinions and is surprised there has been precious little debate on the fighting fund bulletin board

On its booth at Interbike, Selle Royal, the Italian manufacturer of Selle Royal, Lookin and fi’zi:k saddle brands, and new owner of Brit brand Brooks, will reveal research into why many people steer clear of riding bicycles (and how to address their fears and misconceptions)

The weather was kind to Friedrichshafen's Eurobike, and visitor numbers at the new expo halls were 5 percent up on last year. There were 21 430 trade visitors and, on the Sunday, a whopping 20 000 German bike enthusiasts

In October David Moakes becomes Falcon's global sourcing manager, a newly created post. His job is to source cheap, fully-built bikes for the UK market, allowing the Brigg factory to concentrate on higher-end bikes.

But in other European countries Scott has found that the cycle market has been flat at best. This is echoed by other international suppliers. In the UK, Scott's figures at its August year end were "ahead of plan" but not as rosy as would have been the case if the glorious March and April weather had continued through the summer...