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Think of warm beer and village greens.  For the person who rides in ordinary clothes and is not interested in working up a sweat. This sort of bike will still get you anywhere, but not quite as quickly. Dervla Murphy rode from Ireland to India on a three-speed, and Heinz Stucke has been touring the world on one since the 1960s. But if you only have to go to work or do the shopping at Unicorn, and possibly go for a tootle to the pub, then this might be the bike for you. (One of them anyway).

• Trek make the T10 and the T30, economical city bikes. The T10 has a steel frame, 21 speeds, alloy wheels, v-brakes that actually work and mudguards. For an extra fifty quid, the T30 has an alloy frame, a stronger rear hub, an adjustable handlebar stem, a suspension seat post to take the sting out of Manchester's potholes, a baggage rack, a kickstand and a chainguard.
• Marin make an ideal city commuting and leisure range of bikes
• Pashley produce modern reinterpretations of classic bikes - click here for a video from the factory.

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