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If you're one of the 4489 bike industry names who get emailed with the Coffrin Report from America you'll know how good it is. In amongst all the US news ­ that's interesting but not directly relevant to UK readers ­ there was a cracking idea contained in this month's Report...

Martin Baxendell is to take a 15 month round-the-world trip before returning and (ha, ha!) settling down

Total Mountain Bike may be gone but its not forgotten: Future are to launch a quarterly listings title. And MBUK is to go a bit more woodsy

Chris Turner has bought MMB. He came out of a bankers/financiers meeting 20 minutes ago and said it was a done deal. Hes says he's also taken an option on Cabals ProCycling although Cabal deny this (Cabal also say it's not yet a done deal)

In a press release issued at 2pm today Raleighs new MD has announced that more modern premises would be sought