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New Zealand based Frank Clavis said on the bikebiz bulletin board that American Gary Silva's Taiwanese choppers and Australian Peter Clutton's Stylyx bike are "choosing to be different...technology and innovation are the life blood of the bike industry..." If that's so, you don't get much more different than the sideways bike from Michael Killian of America...

2003 is European Year of Disabled People and on 25th March, Ken Livingtone will officially launch London Cycling Campaign's All Abilities Cycling Group

BBC Worldwide, the commercial consumer arm of the BBC, and the International Triathlon Union (ITU) have signed a deal, in which, for the first time, BBC Worldwide will have full international television distribution rights for all ITU events, including the Triathlon World Cup and Triathlon World Championships.

14 000 copies of the new World Anti-Doping Code have been downloaded from the World Anti-Doping Authority's website. But, ahead of the World Conference on Doping in Sport in Copenhagen, March 3rd to the 5th, the UCI has expressed concerns that some parts of the Code are better than others. The automatic two-year ban is the biggest bone of contention: "The UCI has no wish to be soft on doping, but seeks to be just in sanctions."

Oz-based Peter Clutton believes he's developed a comfort bike that's truly comfortable. It uses his wide Stylyx saddle and is sort of a semi-recumbent. Clutton believes the Stylyx bike offers "breakthrough...user-benefits and trendy styling [that] can provide the impact needed to make consumers more aware of the new comfort-era..and assist the whole industry."