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The Pacific-owned brand can be said to be the 'Raleigh' of America and is famous for producing the heavy, singlespeed 1950s newspaper delivery bikes which spawned the first mountain bikes. Moore Large will be concentrating on Schwinn trekking and city bikes and the brand will be IBD-only

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Peugeot Cycles will now be distributed by Elaine and Richard Bird, IBD owners of Fat Birds Don't Fly of Norfolk. A new company has been created in order to take over distribution from Cycleurope UK, which recently wound down much of its Bedford operation

The Aylesbury Training Group, a registered charity, has been awarded a funding package for a mobile training service. Thanks to the cash from the Learning Skills Council, ATG will be able to take its Cytech NVQ training courses on the road, Formula One style. A number of HGV trailers would be converted into rolling workshops and could be transported anywhere in the country.

Cambrian Tyres Ltd has also revealed that January 2002 sales of Continental bicycle tyres were 92 percent higher than those in January 2001