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A parliamentary road traffic report yesterday backed calls from cycle advocates and safety campaigners for curbs on speed, and tougher sentencing for motorists causing road deaths and injuries. It has also agreed that fast moving traffic inhibits cycling in urban and rural areas.

Moore Large get some of their Barracuda bikes built by A&J Manufacturing of Newtown, Wales. On Friday night there was a break in at the transport company used by A&J, and a truck full of bikes stolen. Here's the list of models to watch out for...

In 2000 Razor helped popularise the kick-scooter in the US. With the Airgo, the company later re-introduced the souped-up pogostick. Today Razor launched the Scream-Machine, a mass-market, skid-happy trike for boys aged 4 to 12.

The former Caratti Sport bike range is the latest offering from Brigg. Previewed at Falcon's recent house show, but now with product rolling off the production line and a catalogue hot-off-the-press, the Shogun brand is aimed at teenage boys.

A carmakers’ voluntary agreement on introducing technical changes in designs boosting cyclist and pedestrian safety has been approved by the European Parliament and will now be legally underpinned by a so-called Framework Directive enforcing a range of legal commitments. But many argue that the move is all but worthless.