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	Issue 30, June 2008 Reviews: Koga Vector, Santos Dual Travel, Challenge Seiran 24, Windcheetah Sportcompact Features: Rickshaws of Lhasa, SPEZI 2008, low racer musings, Cadenzas on tour. Cover and contents preview
	Issue 29, Mar 2008 Reviews: Batavus Adagio, Santos SUB, Dahon Cadenza, Yuba Mundo workbike Features: North American Handmade Bicycle Show, Hub gear comparison, South America by tandem Cover and contents preview
	Issue 28, Dec 2007 Reviews: Moulton Esprit, Tout-Terrain Panamericana, Bike Friday Tikit, Altena-Bike Estrellita Features: Pedal porters plus reader bikes: Lightning recumbent and a DIY velomobile Cover and contents preview
	Issue 27, Sept 2007 Reviews: Greenspeed Anura trike, USED, BigBoy town bike, Mobiky and Strida folders Features: Eurobike 2007 report, touring with a tuba, the Streetrower, pedal soap and more Cover and contents preview
	Issue 26, June 2007 Reviews: Sparta Ion, Joey Move, Ezee Forte electric bikes, AZUB Mini and Catrike Trail recumbents Features: SPEZI 2007, Reader bikes: Stokemonkey, PB-933, Monval Excel Cover and contents preview
	Issue 25, Mar 2007 Reviews: Koga Worldtraveller, Challenge trike, Kettwiesel AL trike, Paratrooper folder Features: The school run by bike Buyer’s Guide: Derailleur gears Cover and contents preview
	Issue 24, Dec 2006 Reviews: Birdy Touring, Dahon Mu XL, Pacific Reach, Brompton P6R-X, Bike Friday NWT folders Features: Cycle caravanning Buyer’s Guide: Hub gears Cover and contents preview
	Issue 23, Sept 2006 Reviews: Landescape tandem, Sinclair A-Bike, Kronan town bike, Draft handcycle Show report: Eurobike Buyer’s Guide: Gearing basics Cover and contents preview
	Issue 22, June 2006 Reviews: Burrows Ratcatcher, Bacchetta Cafe, Nazca Paseo recumbent bikes, Scorpion trike Feature: Breadmen of Cairo Buyer’s Guide: Brakes Cover and contents preview
	Issue 21, Mar 2006 Reviews: Pashley-Moulton TSR-8, ICE QNT trike, Shimano 8-speed hub gear, hub dynamos, LED headlights Buyer’s Guide: Family Cycling Cover and contents preview
	Issue 20, Dec 2005 Reviews: Three child trailers, Mezzo folder, Bike Hod, Schlumpf, and more Features: IFMA and London show reports Buyer's Guide: Recumbent Bikes Cover and contents preview
	Issue 19, Sept 2005 Reviews: Titanium Bromptons, Rotor cranks, Radical Cyclone trailer, Chainglider chaincase Buyer’s Guide: Special Needs Cycling Cover and contents preview Updated Special Needs Buyer's Guide - or all abilities cycling, or cycling for the disabled - whatever it's called, click for the download page where it's available as a free PDF file.
	Issue 18, June 2005 Reviews: five town bikes, Hurricane SL Features: SPEZI report, Cello review, Rhino ST, Backyard velodrome, DIY trailer Buyer’s Guide: Folding bikes Cover and contents preview
	Issue 17, March 2005 Reviews: Hase Tagun, AZUB 4, Scootertrike Features: Catrike and ICE QNT, Trailer testing in Himalayas Buyer's Guide: recumbent trikes Cover and contents preview Czeching out the Azub Max (PDF, 250k). We review a full-suspension SWB recumbent from the Czech Republic.
	Issue 16, Dec 2004 Reviews: Bridgestone Moulton, Airnimal Joey Features: Interbike: masses of news from Vegas, Adult KMX, second-hand ‘bents Buyer's Guide: Load-carrying Cover and contents preview
	Issue 15, Sept 2004 Reviews: ICE T trike, Carryfreedom trailer Features: CycleVision, Cyclefest reports, Historic image archive, French HPVers, rickshaw woes Guide: Touring cycling Cover and contents preview CycleVision 2004 report (PDF, 900k). Full report from the recumbent event in the Netherlands.
	Issue 14, June 2004 Features: Riding 4 next-generation velomobiles, Kettwiesel Ti handcycle, SPEZI 04, AV business by bike, US recycling, building a ‘bent Guide: Utility cycling Cover and contents preview
	Issue 13, March 2004 Reviews: Greenspeed GT3, Orbit tandem Features: Pedal power in Gualtemala, Load trailer, luggage, art and more Buyer's Guide: Family cycling Cover and contents preview 30-33 The Gettable Greenspeed: Testing Greenspeed's affordable and folding recumbent trike, the GT3 (PDF, 260k)
	Issue 12, December 2003 Reviews: Giant EZB, Bikebox trailer Features: Eurobike, Velo-City, Cycle 03 events, Carrying your canine, HUB revisited Buyer's Guide: Recumbent bikes Cover and contents preview
	Issue 11, September 2003 Reviews: GoBike, Halfway folder, KMX, Evox recumbents Features: CycleVision, Spokesfest events Buyer's Guide: Special Needs Cover and contents preview Special Needs Buyer's Guide - or all abilities cycling, or cycling for the disabled - whatever it's called, click for the download page where it's available as a free PDF file.
	Issue 10, June 2003 Reviews: Shaft drive, Triclops, Cargobike Features: New folding bikes, theft-proof bikes, FiestRAI, SPEZI trade show reports Buyer's Guide: Folding bikes Cover and contents preview 02-03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 70k) 28-31 ZERO Cycles shaft drive commuter bike review (PDF, 400k)
	Issue 9, March 2003 Reviews: 8 Freight, Bernds tandem folder Features: Workbike stories, campaigning reports, Innovations from Argentina and Canada Buyer's Guide: Recumbent trikes Cover and contents preview 02-03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 57k) 26-29 The Fast Freighter: Testing Mike Burrows' new workbike, the 8 Freight (PDF, 377k) 38-39 Taxis take off: Pedicabs provide vital mobility links in London (PDF, 116k)
	Issue 8, Dec 2002 Reviews: Powabyke, LOGO trike Features: Inside the Brompton factory, Technology ideas, Special Needs events Buyer's Guide: Workbikes Cover and contents preview 03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 51k) 20-21 Cycle 2002: Report from the London cycle show (PDF, 454k) 32-35 Under Power: We test the Powabyke Commuter: is electric power all it's cracked up to be? (PDF, 328k)
	Issue 7, September 2002 Reviews: Airnimal, Stein Viper Features: Family cycling: all the options, Spokesfest, Cyclefest, CycleVision, The bicycling band from Holland Contents preview 03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 325k) 04-09 News: Six pages of our News section (PDF, 654k) 26-29 Airnimal Chameleon: Thorough test of this performance folding bike (PDF, 459k)
	Issue 6, June 2002 Reviews: Dahon SpeedPro, Pac bags, iCycle Features: SPEZI show report from Germany, A town bike tested in the real world, Inspirational handcycling in Canada Contents preview 02-03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 289k) 10-11 Fettled folders: Modified Rohloff/disk brake Birdy and multi-speed Brompton (PDF, 211k) 40-45 SPEZI 2002: Six pages of show report from Germany: check out the latest in specialised cycle technology (PDF, 575k)
	Issue 5, March 2002 Reviews: Cannondale’s recumbent Features: Human power ice cream, Trailer masterclass, Folder news, velomobiles and more Contents preview 02-03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 368k) 32-33 Hill St Blues: Bike cops on the beat in Sheffield (PDF, 142k) 42-45 You must be mad!: Touring by tandem trike on Anglesey: a lady with cerebral palsy discovers the joys of cycling (PDF, 465k)
	Issue 4, Dec 2001 Features: York’s mountain-moving couriers, By rickshaw to Genoa, Da Vinci tandem, Bevo recumbent, The fantastic Läufer from Germany Contents preview 03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 204k) 24-27 Mud, Sweat and Gears: testing the da Vinci tandem (PDF, 239k) 34-36 Projekt Laufer: a German project to build perhaps the ultimate touring tandem (PDF, 184k)
	Issue 3, Sept 2001 Features: Morocco’s amazing handcyclists, The pedal paramedic, BikeE tandem report, New folder, CycleVision show report Contents preview 03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 168k) 24-27 Artists of adversity: the amazing handcyclists of Morocco (PDF, 261k)> 33-34 A double dose of invention: The Sherpa recumbent commuter and the 'Double Take' tandem (PDF, 110k)
	Issue 2, June 2001 Reviews: Equinox town bike, Roller trike Features: Ballantine on the need for speed, Technology report from the SPEZI show, Bicycle mass transit in Switzerland Contents preview 03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 46k) 20-23 A new dawn?: Equinox semi-recumbent town bike review (PDF, 208k) 40 A good move: moving the Velo Vision office by bike (PDF, 120k)
	Issue 1, March 2001 Reviews: Birdy Red, Lightspin Features: Cycle art: from Africa to San Francisco, The NASA pedal-powered moonbuggy, Racing on ice, the bicycle mobile home Note that this issue is sold out on paper so can now be downloaded in full as PDF: see here for details. Contents preview 03 Contents and Editor's letter (PDF, 44k) 10-11 Delivering the workbike message: pedalling big loads in Berkeley (PDF, 107k) 38-39 Spinning along: Lightspin dynamo review (PDF, 65k)