JUNE 2005 NEWS UPDATE
New Route Sections
Hebble Trail
A great section of the National Cycle Network on mainly flat trail in this extremely hilly area. It follows the line of the old Hebble Branch canal from Salterhebble to Phoebe Lane and from here uses quiet roads and lanes to get to the train station and town centre. From Salterhebble you can use the Calder& Hebble canal towpath to head west to Copley or east to Elland. See Maps & Guides
Spen Valley Ringway
A short but very useful new stretch of tarmac railpath stretching from Cook Lane at Heckmondwike to Eddercliffe Crescent at Littletown, where you can link to the Spen Valley Greenway on the opposite side of the A638 by using Primrose Lane. Included in the Sustrans leaflet Spen Valley Greenway and Ringway. See Maps & Guides
KERR - Kirklees Eastern Riding Route
Two circular routes of 13 and 17 miles linked to form a figure of eight for mountain bikers, walkers and horseriders. Links to Denby Dale and Upper Denby as well as the the Spen Valley Greenway. See Maps & Guides
Kirklees Routes in the Pipeline
Autumn 2004 saw work start on links towards the Calder Valley and the Spen Valley Greenway from Dewsbury centre. The planned Fenay and Meltham Greenways also made strides forward. See Cycle Routes - Other Routes

New Publications
New Trans Pennine Trail Publications
A new full-colour 3rd edition of the Official Trans Pennine Trail Accommodation & Visitor Guide was published in March 2005. Expanded to 112 pages and including 40 suggested day walks and rides off the trail. The TPT maps now have a second updated edition and have been redesigned so that 2 maps cover the whole coast to coast section of trail and a third covers the north-south section.
See the TPT website for how to order
Aire Valley Towpath Route
A very handy free leaflet in the Sustrans series of free leaflets detailing the improved towpath route via Kirkstall, Armley, Apperley Bridge and Shipley to Bingley. See Maps & Guides
Also Available ............. FREE - New and updated Kirklees leaflets and a new West Yorkshire Cycleway Map.

New Products
New Quicker Fold Airnimal The new Airnimal Joey retains the basic performance design features as the original model but comes
in at £695RRP See Folding Cycles for details
Ezee Electric Bikes Excellent value for money range of sturdy electric bikes See Electric Cycles for more details
Brompton New Models The classic Bromptons as described in the Folding Cycles section are still there but the range has been
extended to 10 models with new gear options and lightweight parts. See the Brompton website where full details should be available soon.
Oyama Launch New Value For Money Folder High quality a a reasonable price. Click here for more details
Giant Launch New Electric Bikes A new budget bike, the Suede and a futuristic semi-recumbent are now available
See the Giant website for more details

Other News
New Northern Rail Franchise Awarded In late 2004 a company called Serco-Ned were awarded the large northern rail franchise and now operate under the name Northern Rail, taking over the area previously covered by Arriva.
Click here for Northern Rail's website - For their poicy on bikes on trains click here.
Glasshoughton Developments Evans, a leading, quality London bike store and Brompton stockist has opened a branch at Xscape. The new station at Glasshoughton on the Pontefract line is now open for use. See Cycle Shops section for the store's contact details