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In A to B 23:

• Visionaries: Bernard Jenkin MP
• The Trial: Giant Lafree (A to B APPROVED)
• The Trial: Skoot (A to B FAIL)
• Tested: Christiana Trike (A to B FAIL)
• Tested: Currie Freedom crank-mounted power-assist (A to B FAIL)
• Pivot Points: Tyre Pressures (A to B APPROVED)
• The Trial: Skoot (A to B FAIL)

April 2001. Our initial test of the Giant Lafree, an electric bike that would emerge as one of the finest power-assisted bikes ever made. Also the Skoot, a ‘suitcase bike’ and a folder that went nowhere. With the best will in the world, it was rubbish. The Christiana trike was OK, but to us the concept is fundamentally flawed

DAVID HENSHAW

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