Cycle Magazine - December / January 2010

This issue includes: Clowning around? - or unicycling; Ethiopia's Rule 13b; London Sightseer - urban tour/audax; Made in Britain: Carradice; Get away with CTC; You didn't see me?! - Stop SMIDSY campaign; Happy cycling - mental health benefits; Quality Kids' Bikes

Contents Summary:

1 Cover & Contents
6 News
12 Event News
15 Best in Show - reports from Eurobike by Tony Farelly and London show by Dan Joyce
20 Letters
24 CTC & Me: Dave Gorman - cycling comedian
26 Cycling Planet: Clowning around? - or unicycling by Mike Penton
28 Ethiopia's Rule 13b – Greg Woodford led CTC tour
34 London Sightseer - urban tour/audax by Bill Carnaby
37 Made in Britain: Carradice - It's in the bag by Jon Sparks
42 Get away with CTC - three tours: in France with Sheila Simpson, End to End and on Folding Bikes with Colin Langdon
48 You didn't see me?! - Stop SMIDSY campaign - Debra Rolfe
52 Happy cycling - mental health benefits – Rob Ainsley
54 Q&A: Cycling answers on: charging Li-Ion batteries, toe overlap, rough roads (legal), low heart rate, aluminium/copper corrosion
58 Quality Kids' Bikes - Islabikes Beinn 20 and Puky Skyride 20-3 reviewed by Adam and Mia Coffman
64 Gear up! Reviews of: Giant Talon 1 MTB by Dan Joyce, Springer dog lead by Simon Blunt, Geax Street Runner tyre by Sheila Simpson, Polaris Neolite overshoes by Michael Stenning, Middleburn RS7 cranks by Cass Gilbert, Ortlieb add-on pockets by Al Churcher, Land's End to John O,Groats DVD, Tudor Sports York tights, Howies merino wool base layer
68 Gifts for cyclists - a selection of Xmas ideas
72 Member Benefits featuring Memory-Map
77 What's On & Contacts - national & local
82 Travellers Tales: Leeds to Liverpool by Robert Brown, Portugal by Pete Ward