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Bicycles can mean freedom, but here’s how SA dealers fixed the price of your ride

The Competition Tribunal has fined two bicycle dealers who denied being part of a cartel, but those who admitted guilt have got off scot-free.

Cycling is still an uphill battle

Many obstacles stand in the way of Jo’burg’s nonmotorised project, but it’s a good start.

Invaluable lessons in life from my dear Uncle Lukas

From schooling to career advice and transport usage, Uncle Lukas is a man of staunch principles.

Fixed assets: A bicycle frame of mind

With the growing popularity of vintage, fixed-gear, steel-framed bicycles, Thalia Holmes ?seeks out the last ?masters of a lost craft.

New York: Bicycle city

Mpho Moshe Matheolane wonders if a new bicycle sharing programme launched in New York could work in South Africa.

Trees of life: Moses Dlamini has grown 6?400 saplings in his yard in Somalia Park, south of Johannesburg. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)

Wheel deals are breaking the cycle

An organisation in Johannesburg hopes that trading bikes for trees will plant the seeds of entrepreneurship.

Bicycle power the way to go in Malawi

Two-wheeled transport rivals cars outside of big cities in Malawi, where simple bikes with a few bells and whistles are used to ferry even the sick.

Strutting on the saddle

Hmm. White bikes: not sure. Do they need a wash after every outing, like a white blouse?

Rural bicycle roll-out on track

Rural bicycle roll-out on track

Government has plans to hand out a million bikes to poor children.

Grannies on bikes

In one Mpumalanga township, the streets are dominated by women on bikes. So where are the women in cycle races?