[ contents ] SEPTEMBER 2004

Velo Vision is published quarterly by Velo Vision Ltd. Daily news and updates can be found on www.velovision.co.uk

ISSN 1475-4312

Velo Vision, The Environmental Community Centre, St Nicholas Fields, York, YO10 3EN, UK Tel/Fax +44 1904 438 224 (from UK, 01904 438 224) Email peter@velovision.co.uk Website www.velovision.co.uk

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER: Peter Eland ARTDIRECTOR: Brian Holt WEBMASTER: Simon Ward PRINTER: Stephens & George Magazines Ltd, Merthyr Tidfil, Wales, UK. Tel 01685 388 888

PUBLISHING SCHEDULE: Issue 16: early December 2004 Issue 17: early March 2005 Issue 18: early June 2005 Issue 19: early September 2005

Velo Vision is a member of INK, trade association of the alternative press in the UK. www.ink.uk.com

VELO VISION AND VELO-VISION We weren’t first with the name. Velo-Vision (note the hyphen) is a progressive HPV-friendly bike shop in Köörten, near Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany, who also make their own recumbents. Velo Vision magazine is working in friendly harmony with Velo-Vision in Germany. Contact them on www.velo-vision.de

Velo Vision is printed on paper produced from sustainable forests to Nordic Swan standards.

Cover photograph: Racers giving their all at Cyclefest’s Salt Ayre track.

Opposite:As the sun sets a Moulton rider competes in the funhillclimbs at Cyclefest. Both photos by Peter Eland.

4 News HPV hour records, new recumbents galore, Eco-Trip,

RAGBRAI and more

10Rickshaw rage

Taxis and pedal power clash in London

14Recumbent renaissance A weekend with France’s youthful HPV club

17A Cyclefest to end all Cyclefests

Fun, new products and finality at the last ever Lancaster event

20A world on two wheels International photographer Bruno Sananèès shares images

with Claude Marthaler

26York Cycle Show 2004 Novelty and tradition mingle at the Rally

28It’s T time

Testing the new, extra-affordable ICE T recumbent trike

32The transforming trailer Reviewing the ingenious CarryFreedom City folding trailer

34Reviews in brief

Books and bits, including a Cuba voyage and a recumbent

rainjacket

38CycleVision 2004

Reporting from the Netherlands’ annual recumbent

extravaganza

43Frisking a folder

Bringing a Brompton into Parliament, post 9-11

44Letters

History, cold feet, wheel envy – all this and more in your

letters and emails

50Cycle city Copenhagen

Free bikes and a design exhibition in Denmark’s capital

52Buyer’s Guide: Cycle touring The joys of travel by bike – with hints and tips.

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SHOWS AND PLANS

This issue of Velo Vision seems

packed with reports of shows, gath

erings and rides: it’s been a busy

summer. And there’s more coming

up soon after this issue goes to

press. First is the Cycle 2004 show

in London towards the end of

September, where we’ll be on stand

205. All the details are on page 9.

Then for the first time I’ll be travel

ling to Las Vegas for Interbike, the

main US bike show.

Alongside reports on these shows,

we have a number of reviews already

lined up for next issue. Barring last

minute hold-ups we should have two

very different small-wheeled bikes to

try: the Bridgestone Moulton and

Airnimal Joey. We’re also promised

reports from some of the first owners

of the adult KMX and ICE Q low-cost

recumbent trikes.

Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this

issue.

Peter Eland

PS We’re now taking orders for 2005

Cycle & Recycle calendars, which will

arrive from the US very shortly. As

the many readers who have ordered

previous issues will know, these

make ideal gifts and are a fine bike

friendly way to plan the year. More

details on our website, or see page 56

of this issue.

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