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Issue 30 is out!

CONTENTS

4 News
Versatile child-front Kidztandems, Internal Folding in Taipei, Redmount retires, Lovebikes and Bike Cave, and more…

8 Rickshaws on the roof of the world
Claude Marthaler brings us a remarkable report from Lhasa, Tibet, where rickshaw riders pedal for their lives amid political and economic turmoil

12 Review: Santos Dual Travel Rohloff
All aboard this tandem for a scenic tour, steam trains and more…

18 Review: Windcheetah SportCompact
Reviewing the new recumbent trike from AVD - have they shrunk the wheels but kept the magic?

22 Review: Koga Vector
Testing this top-end town bike with its innovative features.

26 Review: Challenge Seiran 24
Can the dual 24" wheels on this recumbent bike bring the highracer to the masses?

30 Short reviews:
- 30 The SON Edelux headlight, and Green Oil
- 32 Books galore: family bikes, touring and coffee table cycling
- 34 DIY handlebar mods, Satori stem raiser, and Panaracer's new 349 tyre

36 SPEZI 2008
Full report from the German show, and a quick look back at the Velo Vision coach trip…

42 Readers' Bikes
- 42 M5 Carbon High Racer: is rolling resistance a big deal after all?
- 44 Kettwiesel AL and Follow-Me trailerbike adaptor: owners report
- 46 Cadenzas on tour: Dahon's full-size folders India-tested

50 Letters
High voltage pedalling, tricycle tales, the half link chain and more…

52 Subscribe to Velo Vision
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Posted on 18 June 2008
 

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