Cycle Magazine - June / July 2008

In this issue: Great days out 10 UK day-rides; Desert Highway – Death Valley, California; Nine Glens of Antrim; Route masters – urban route finding; Sounds of Cyclingl; Snack facts; Miles better – four sportive bikes reviewed.

Contents Summary:

1 Cover & Contents
6 News: CTC phone numbers, disability projects, climate change bill, dangerous driving down, Arriva trains reduce bike spaces, CTC volunteers of the year, Devon dirt ride, Lothians CTC hut, A75 uderpass
14 Event news: family bike week, Cambridge campaign conference, AGM & dinner in Belfast
16 Letters
22 Great days out 10 UK day-rides
28 Desert Highway – Death Valley, California – Dan Farrell
35 Down Your Way – Nine Glens of Antrim – CTC Northern Ireland
39 Route masters – urban route finding – Simon Nuttall
43 Sounds of Cycling – 10 cycling-related audio tracks – Dave Horton
46 Snack facts – what to eat when cycling – Joe Beer
48 Q&A: alarm locks, smaller & rear tyres puncture more, hydraulic hose repair, passing distance, short reach levers, lightweight low gear bike
Gear up reviews: Deore XT, Sram i-Motion 9-speed hub, CTC Guide to Family Cycling (book), Specialized top mount extra brake levers, Steripen classic, Paris-Brest-Paris (DVD), Velo-re recycled tyre belt
58 Miles better – four sportive bikes reviewed: Thorn Audax, Pearson Audax Pro, Cannondale Synapse 105C, Van Nicholas Zephyr – Chris Juden
68 What's On
78 Member benefits
80 CTC Contacts
82 Travellers' Tales: Channel hopping – Cherbourg coast – Matt Dunlop, North riding – Yorkshire – Adrian Thompson