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The two owners of single-speed specialist John Atkin Cycles of Leamington Spa have helped Dawes bring a production Edge-One SS to market. Shelved when the company hit the buffers, the bike is now a goer again thanks to the buyout by Tandem Group

Some of the rights of way - including bridleways used by cyclists - are legitimately blocked by county councils, but some are being kept closed by belligerent farmers

Tomorrow night the 'Best Inventions' programme on BBC1 will feature three innovations that their inventors hope will be voted the winner by a studio audience. One of the three inventions is a bolt-on saddle to make a kid's bike into a recumbent

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From February, distribution is to move to Dublin-based Eurocycles Ltd, currently the Irish importer of Jumpertrek and Dawes. The company will be on a five-year contract, subject to regular reviews. Six staff at Raleigh Ireland can either leave with severance packages, or join Eurocycles.