BikeBiz Bicycle and cycling retail news

One of the main shareholders in the publishing company behind Bikemagic, Roadcyclinguk, Shecycles.com and a variety of other leisure websites, as well as designer of leading bike shop websites, will neither confirm nor deny that there's to be a story in this weekend's Sunday Telegraph reporting the sale of Magicalia Ltd. UPDATE: News short in the Sunday Telegraph confirms this story from Friday...Exponent, a private equity firm, has bought Magicalia for £13m.

Announcement of Voluntary Recall of Shimano front wheel 'quick release' for bicycles supplied after 1 November 2005.

American companies offer over-sized car-seats, coffins, mops on sticks to reach under fat flaps, and 'lingerie for larger ladies' but these specialists in 'bariatric' products don't offer products to burn off the blubber. Until, that is, SuperSizedCycles.com, "bikes for big riders."

"Brands exhibiting include Bertoletti, BMC, Colour-Tech, De Rosa, FSA, Fulcrum, Gunnar, Litespeed, Merlin, Moots, Orbea, Oval, Reynolds, Rolf, Speedplay, Tiso, Thomson and Vittoria shoes. The show will also herald the launch of two new brands: Luna custom carbon frames and Sasparilla classic steel."

Bikeforall.net, the industry-owned website co-funded by the UK government, has created a new section for cycle-related online games. The site lists seven games. Know of more? Send in the links.