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BikeBiz may have been banned from attending Raleighs product launch (not to worry, we were given a preview before Christmas) but the new sales and marketing director has no problems inviting mags blissfully unaware of Derbys dire financial straits. And Steve Davey has changed the marketing emphasis once again: an attempt to make Raleigh more street cred WILL be made, not the message of just a few months ago

It's 1st February so it must be the ACT one-day training conference...

Alan Sillitoe, the author of Saturday Night Sunday Morning, the 1960s book and film which famously starred a disgruntled Raleigh worker, has today told BikeBiz that his long-awaited sequel to SNSM, will not feature mentions, good or bad, of either Raleigh or Sturmey Archer

According to Mel Payne of the BA, 80 percent of stand space at Junes International Cycle Convention has been sold

Mike Burrows has just broken his right arm falling off one, but riders who manage to stay attached to their no-res-sys Giants love em. The editor of Mountain Biking in the States told Giant: "You should all be very proud of this bike. Its the best dual suspension bike on the trail.