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Early last year Julian Chappell hadnt even used email before, never mind surfed the net; now hes got a shop website that has won an e-commerce award, has partnerships with major sites such as lastminute.com and is featured in computer mags as site of the month.

I havent seen the little gizmo in the flesh yet, but I know I want one. Its going to be a massive hit, a must-have for every shop and every kid (of whatever age).

Freewheel Sheffield is to close in order for owner Simon Gershon to concentrate on Freewheel Leeds and the virtual Freewheel shop (and, of course, Orbit).

Well, not so much a boob, it's more masculine than that. How one American photographer made a knob of himself...

Bluecycle.com is going to auction off end-of-line products and insurance recovered goods, including bicycles. It's owned by insurance firm CGU and already features bikes from Trek, Iron Horse and Specialized