Why I hate lazy cycle journalism...

[Wipperman_95]

They have at least mentioned it's a sponsored piece - so there's no doubt from the start.

To be honest, I'd give them a little slack; they have a good website and cover real world cycling, and review lots of interesting bikes/ equipment that the usual suspects never go near. Take away sponsored content, and I doubt they can do what they do - and that would be a shame.
In fact, I'd missed the news that Fairlight had a 3rd version of their excellent Secan; you'd have though some of the UK based media would have mentioned this, and produced the inevitable YouTube video. Dave Arthur did mention it in a recent video, but neither roadcc or BikeRadar have bothered - and forget about GCN.

However, all were guilty of going overboard over the latest Colnago race bike - a bike 99% of people won't ride. Absolute nonsense again from the industry/ media.

[Bmblbzzz]

A German bike with an integrated rear rack and dynamo lighting was reviewed in an early copy of C+, back when it was a magazine with serious thought, circa 1994. The bike also had hydraulic rim braking, hub gearing and a horseshoe lock. They photographed it at the western end of Royal Crescent in Bath, where Future Publishing was based. But it wasn't made by Tout Terrain, it was made by some sort of manufacturing cooperative or collective established by the German cycle retail industry together, to supply them with bikes the big brands weren't making but their customers were asking for.

[plancashire]

A German bike with an integrated rear rack and dynamo lighting was reviewed in an early copy of C+, back when it was a magazine with serious thought, circa 1994. The bike also had hydraulic rim braking, hub gearing and a horseshoe lock. They photographed it at the western end of Royal Crescent in Bath, where Future Publishing was based. But it wasn't made by Tout Terrain, it was made by some sort of manufacturing cooperative or collective established by the German cycle retail industry together, to supply them with bikes the big brands weren't making but their customers were asking for.

Could it have been VSF Fahrradmanufaktur? VSF in English means something like "union of independent bicycle businesses". The customers are still asking for them: they still make a range of sturdy bikes for utility and touring use. As this is Germany, the bikes have all the components you need included. The shop where I bought my Tout Terrain also sells VSF and Brompton, but nothing like UK "road" bikes. They do good business.

[Bmblbzzz]

A German bike with an integrated rear rack and dynamo lighting was reviewed in an early copy of C+, back when it was a magazine with serious thought, circa 1994. The bike also had hydraulic rim braking, hub gearing and a horseshoe lock. They photographed it at the western end of Royal Crescent in Bath, where Future Publishing was based. But it wasn't made by Tout Terrain, it was made by some sort of manufacturing cooperative or collective established by the German cycle retail industry together, to supply them with bikes the big brands weren't making but their customers were asking for.

Could it have been VSF Fahrradmanufaktur? VSF in English means something like "union of independent bicycle businesses". The customers are still asking for them: they still make a range of sturdy bikes for utility and touring use. As this is Germany, the bikes have all the components you need included. The shop where I bought my Tout Terrain also sells VSF and Brompton, but nothing like UK "road" bikes. They do good business.

Yes, that was the name. Thank you. Good to hear they're still going and seemingly doing well.