Cycle Magazine - August / September 2009

In this issue: Off-road End-to-End; Young Tourers; Down Your Way: Isle of Thanet, East Kent; Made in Britain: Tools of the Trade, Weldtite; Digital Maps to Go: GPS units; Ride the Rails: bikes on trains; Thorn Club Tour review.

Contents Summary:

1 Cover & Contents
6 News
13 Event News
16 Letters
22 Off-road End-to-End Ralph Hughes
30 Young Tourers: Eleanor Holton (11) in Provence, Dave Barden leads special needs school tours.
36 Down Your Way: Isle of Thanet, East Kent, Chris Juden & Mark Waters
41 Made in Britain: Tools of the Trade, Weldtite by Rob Ainsley
44 Digital Maps to Go: GPS units, Anthony Cartmel
50 Ride the Rails: bikes on trains, Chris Peck
56 Cycling Answers: quill stems, GPS maps, numb feet, slip-road safety, Keep receipts
60 Thorn Club Tour review, Chris Juden
64 Gear Up! reviews: Armourtex respray, Diatech down-tube shifters, Camelbak Podium Chilljacket, Brooks B17 Imperial, Endura Zyme ¾, Ram GPS mounts, Boxit 5.1 waterproof phone holder, Bikehike.co.uk, UK Cycle Route Planner Shop Window news: Islabikes Luath 24 tiny race bike, Truvativ Hammerschmidt crankset gear, Sram XX flat bar 10-speed group, The Paper Bicycle
70 Member Benefits featuring CS Healthcare
75 What's On events calendar Contacts national & local
82 Travellers' Tales: Three and a Bump on a Bike Jo Evans & family pregnant in Holland Barmouth to Yarmouth coast to coast with John Gallagher & Kevin James