Opinion: Don’t take your local bike shop for granted

As grumbling about the Cycle to Work scheme continues, it’s time for all of us to value our local shop

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Adam Becket
Adam Becket

News editor at Cycling Weekly, Adam brings his weekly opinion on the goings on at the upper echelons of our sport. 

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Good morning, and welcome back to The Leadout. It’s me with your weekly dose of analysis and opinion, although this week I am not coming to you live from Down Under, but merely Bristol. It’s a bit dark and cold, isn’t it. Remember, you can email me on adam.becket@futurenet.com with thoughts, feelings, that kind of thing. This week, we’re steering away from pro cycling and towards the high street.

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