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Despite Halfords execs piling the pressure on Trek USA officials at Interbike at the end of September, Trek UK is adamant theres no truth to the rumour that its one of the two key brands about to jump into bed with Bikehut

The liquidators have told BikeBiz that a worldwide bike trade company is close to signing a deal to buy the intellectual property rights of Sturmey Archer. Some of the machinery may be shipped out too

Two very interested parties are currently scrabbling to be the new owners of Brooks and a deal may be reached with one of them this week

There's a possibility that the Singapore Airlines 747 which crashed when trying to take off in storm conditions from Taipei could have contained representatives from the US bike trade

The helmet articles in Fridays BMJ re-opened the helmet debate. Helmet lovers and helmet haters locked horns once again. If youve got any strong views on the subject write to the BMJ, BikeBiz has.