A to B Magazine

Updated March 2008
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'A to B' and 'Folder' magazines
Back Numbers list
The Folder was published from August 1993 to July 1997 (issues 1 to 21).
From August 1997, it was replaced by A to B magazine (issues 1 to date).
Both are listed here - The Folder in red, and A to B in green.
Most issues are available - road-tests in out-of-stock magazines are available as photocopies.

Note that new subscribers now receive free digital back numbers from issue 55 (August 2006) on, so it may be cheaper to subscribe than order several recent back numbers. (A subscription costs £13.80 in the UK or £19 overseas)

Folding & Separable bike roadtests:

Bike	Magazine	Publication date
Airframe Mark 2 Nexus 4-spd	A to B 32	October 2002
Airframe Mark 2 Sturmey Archer 8-spd	A to B 52	February 2006
Bernds Faltrad	PHOTOCOPY	December 1998
Bike Friday (owners' impressions)	PHOTOCOPY	February 1996
Bike Friday Pocket Llama (off-road test)	PHOTOCOPY	December 1998
Bike Friday Pocket Rocket (owners' impressions)	Folder 19	October 1996
Bike Friday Pocket Rocket	PHOTOCOPY	August 1996
Bike Friday Crusoe	PHOTOCOPY	August 2001
Bike Friday Tikit	A to B 62	November 2007
Bike Friday Traveller Triple (owners' impressions)	PHOTOCOPY	February 2002
Bike Friday Two'sDay (owners' impressions)	PHOTOCOPY or PDF	August 1996
Birdy Elox (owners' impressions)	Folder 20	December 1996
Birdy Blue (off-road test)	PHOTOCOPY	December 1998
Birdy Red (versus Brompton L5)	PHOTOCOPY	August 1998
Birdy Red (Long-term test)	A to B 29	April 02
Birdy Black	A to B 44	October 2004
Birdy (Overview of new design)	A to B 53	April 06
Bridgestone-Moulton Custom Separable	A to B 58	February 2007
Brompton M2L-X (special lightweight conversion)	A to B 49	August 2005
Brompton S2L-X (new for 2005)	A to B 47	April 2005
Brompton S2L-X	A to B 55	August 2006
Brompton P6R-XDL (new for 2005)	A to B 47	April 2005
Brompton Mark 3 (2004 upgrades)	A to B 40	February 2004
Brompton L5 Mark 2 (versus Birdy Red)	PHOTOCOPY	August 1998
Brompton L3 Mark 3	PHOTOCOPY	February 2001
Brompton SP1 (special conversion)	A to B 14	October 1999
Brompton Light 3 (special conversion)	PHOTOCOPY or PDF	August 1998
Brompton Mark 3 (specification only)	PHOTOCOPY	February 2000
Brompton 6-speed (gear test only)	A to B 29	April 2002
Brompton C-Type (v Micro and Dahon)	PHOTOCOPY or PDF	June 2003
Cresswell (now Pashley) Micro (owners' impressions)	A to B 6	June 1998
Cresswell (now Pashley) Micro-Lite	PHOTOCOPY	April 96
Cresswell (now Pashley) Micro-Luxe	PHOTOCOPY	February 2001
Pashley Micro-Luxe (v Brompton C-type and Dahon)	PHOTOCOPY or PDF	June 2003
Daewoo Shuttle	PHOTOCOPY	Oct 96 . Oct 97
Dahon Boardwalk	PHOTOCOPY	June 2000
Dahon Helios	PHOTOCOPY	August 2002
Dahon Helios SL	A to B 43	August 2004
Dahon Helios P8	A to B 50	October 2005
Dahon Jetstream	PHOTOCOPY	February 2002
Dahon Vitesse D3	A to B 35	April 2003
Dahon Presto D3 (v Micro and Brompton C-type)	PHOTOCOPY or PDF	June 2003
Dahon Sweetpea (ladies/teenage folder)	A to B 50	October 2005
Dahon Mu SL	A to B 55	August 2006
Dahon Curve SL	A to B 60	June 2007
Dawes Metropolis	A to B 14	October 1999
Di Blasi Trike	A to B 43	August 2004
Downtube	A to B 57	December 2007
Folding Tandems	Folder 20	December 1996
Folding Load-carrier Trailers	PHOTOCOPY	February 1997
Fri-bir-ton (prototype machine)	PHOTOCOPY	February 1998
Giant Halfway	PHOTOCOPY or PDF	December 2000
H.P.M. Swift	PHOTOCOPY	August 1998
H.P.M. Swift	PHOTOCOPY	February 2001
iXi Bike (brief review only)	A to B 45	December 2004
Land Rover APB (off-road test)	PHOTOCOPY	December 1998
Mezzo i4	A to B 47	April 2005
Mezzo d9	A to B 50	October 2005
Micro Maxxi (Breezer Itzy)	A to B 42	June 2004
Mobiky Genius	A to B 55	August 2006
Montague BiFrame/BMW Trekker	Folder 15	February 1996
Montague Paratrooper	A to B 59	April 2007
Moulton APB 7	PHOTOCOPY	December 1997
Moulton Jubilee	PHOTOCOPY	August 1996
Moulton New Series	A to B 5 . 12	April 98 . June 99
Oyama Space Genie Mark 2	PHOTOCOPY	February 2002
Oyama Maxi	A to B 42	June 2004
Oyama Victor 1.0	A to B 44	October 2004
Parafold (Paratrooper bike copy)	PHOTOCOPY	December 1995
PBW Trekker (Rohloff 14-spd)	PHOTOCOPY	August 2002
Puma UM	A to B 53	April 2006
Redlof PTB-220	Folder 19	October 1996
Riese & Müller Culture	A to B 5	April 1998
Riese & Müller Frog	A to B 32	Oct 2002
Sinclair A-Bike	A to B 55	August 2006
Space Invader	A to B 57	December 2007
SP Brompton (impressions only)	A to B 24	June 2001
SP Brompton (brief review only)	A to B 46	February 2005
Strida 2	A to B 6	June 1998
Strida 3	A to B 42	June 2004
Strida 3	A to B 56	Oct 2006
Strutt Meteor	A to B 17	April 2000
Tactic Panache 5spd	PHOTOCOPY , A to B 10	Oct 98 / Feb 99
Tactic Panache 3spd	PHOTOCOPY	February 2001
Trek F600	A to B 41	April 2004
Panasonic Traincle 6500	A to B 12 . 15	June 99 . Dec 99
Universal Unisport95	PHOTOCOPY	December 1995
Vizor Razor (folding scooter)	A to B 17	April 2000
Zero folder (shaft-drive)	A to B 39	December 2003
Bike Friday v Birdy v Brompton (reader's impressions)	A to B 55	August 2006

Recumbents:

Article	Magazine	Publication Date
Beamer (folding recumbent)	PHOTOCOPY	December 1997
Bike Friday Sat-R-Day	A to B 11	April 1999
Brompton (recumbent conversion)	PHOTOCOPY	October 1998
Folding Recumbents (prototypes)	PHOTOCOPY	February 1997
GNAT (folding recumbent trike)	PHOTOCOPY	October 1998
Greenspeed X4 (rail recumbent)	A to B 61	August 2007
Greenspeed GT3 (folding recumbent trike)	A to B 39	December 2003
Hase Pino (with child conversion)	A to B 47	April 2005
KMX child's recumbent trike	A to B 37	August 2003
M5 recumbent	A to B 10	February 1999

Roadsters, Scooters, Trailers, Child-carriers & Child bikes:

Article	Magazine	Publication Date
Bike Hod Carryall Deluxe	A to B 38	October 2003
Blue Bird 5-in-1 Child trailer	A to B 29	April 2002
Bobike Junior Child Seat	A to B 49	August 2005
Brompton Rear Child Seat	A to B 24	June 2001
Brompton Frame-mounted Child Seat	A to B 46	February 2005
Brompton SP Trailer Bike	PHOTOCOPY	August 2001
Chariot Cougar 1 Child trailer	A to B 35	April 2003
Child Carriers (seats & trailers for small bikes)	A to B 14	October 1999
Croozer Cargo Trailer	A to B 42	June 2004
Cycles Maximus Pedicab & Cargo	A to B 39	December 2003
Folding Trailers	PHOTOCOPY	February 1997
Folding Child Trailers	PHOTOCOPY	August 1999
Giant SuXes Dutch Roadster	A to B 38	October 2003
Giant Vida Ladies/teenage cruiser bike	A to B 50	October 2005
Child's Bike Single-speed to 3-speed upgrade	A to B 49	August 2005
Islabikes Luath 26	A to B 54	June 2006
Junior Brompton Home-built conversion	A to B 52	February 2006
Kickbike City Cruiser	PHOTOCOPY	June 2003
Leggero Twist Child trailer	A to B 37	August 2003
Like-a-Bike Child trainer bike	A to B 26	October 2001
Puky Child bike	A to B 41	April 2004
Quinny Zap Bike Pushchair Carrier	A to B 60	June 2007
Radical Design Cyclone Luggage trailer	A to B 14	October 1999
Trail-gator Child bike towing attachment	A to B 50	October 2005
TW-Bents Convenience-1 Single-wheel luggage trailer	A to B 52	February 2006
Xtracycle FreeRadical (bicycle long wheel-base adaptor)	A to B 39	December 2003

Electric Bike roadtests:

Article	Magazine	Publication Date
Aprilia Enjoy Race	PHOTOCOPY or PDF	February 2002
Bikit (powered attachment)	A to B 24	June 2001
Brompton Nano	A to B 60	June 2007
Brompton Nano (500 mile update)	A to B 61	August 2007
BionX	A to B 45	December 2004
Bliss (folding electric bike)	A to B 40	February 2004
Cycles Maximus Pedicab & Cargo	A to B 39	December 2003
Dahon Roo EL (SRAM Sparc)	A to B 29 . A to B 48	April 2002 . June 2005
Dawes S-Drive	A to B 24	June 2001
Electro-Drive (also known as Currie Drive)	PHOTOCOPY	April 2001
ETC Traveller	PHOTOCOPY	February 2001
Ex-Bike (preview only)	A to B 15	December 1999
Ezee Sprint (formally the Forza)	PHOTOCOPY	June 2003
Ezee Quando (folder)	A to B 42	June 2004
Ezee Sprint & Rider	A to B 43	August 2004
Ezee Sprint 7-speed	A to B 48	June 2005
Ezee Torq	A to B 51	December 2005
Ezee Torq Long-term Update	A to B 54	June 2006
Ezee Liv	A to B 59	April 2007
Ezee Forte	A to B 60	June 2007
F2 E-Bike Retro . E-Bike Cruiser	A to B 38	October 2003
Gazelle Easy Glider	A to B 61	August 2007
Giant Revive Spirit	A to B 49	August 2005
Giant Lafree E-Trans	PHOTOCOPY	April 2001
Giant Suede	A to B 51	December 2005
Giant Lafree Lite	PHOTOCOPY	December 2001
Giant Lafree Comfort	PHOTOCOPY	August 2002
Giant Lafree Comfort (Long-term @ 2,000 miles)	A to B 37	August 2003
Giant Lafree Comfort ST	A to B 42	June 2004
Giant Lafree Comfort (Long-term @ 3,600 miles)	A to B 44	October 2004
Giant Lafree Comfort (Long-term @ 5,000 miles)	A to B 51	December 2005
Giant Twist 1.0 (2007 model)	A to B 58	February 2007
Giant Argue Brief overview of the Lafree replacement	A to B 53	April 2006
Heinzmann (attachment on Fold-it)	PHOTOCOPY	December 1998
Heinzmann (attachment on Fold-it)	A to B 30	June 2002
Heinzmann Carradale (Heinzmann attachment / Dahon Speed)	PHOTOCOPY	August 2000
Home-brew Electrics	PHOTOCOPY	October 2000
Honda Step Compo	A to B 42	June 2004
Kalkhoff Agattu Wave	A to B 63	Jan 2008
Oxygen Atala Distance	A to B 33	December 2002
Panasonic Porta-Ranger	PHOTOCOPY	December 2001
Panasonic WiLL (Folder)	A to B 46	February 2005
Peugeot Scoot'Elec	PHOTOCOPY	August 1999
Powabyke Classic 26	A to B 14	October 1999
Powabyke Euro 5-spd	PHOTOCOPY	June 2000
Powabyke Folder	PHOTOCOPY	October 2000
Powabyke Commuter	PHOTOCOPY	August 2002
Powabyke Euro 5-spd (Long-term test)	A to B 34	February 2003
Powabyke Lthium-ion Shopper 5-spd (prototype)	A to B 45	December 2004
Powabyke Powatryke 20-inch	A to B 59	April 2007
Powacycle Windsor	A to B 56	October 2006
Powacycle Windsor (1,000 mile update)	A to B 61	August 2007
Raleigh Select 6	PHOTOCOPY	August 1998
Schwinn Transit	A to B 62	November 2007
Sinclair Zeta 1	PHOTOCOPY	December 1994
Sinclair Zeta 3	PHOTOCOPY	August 2000
SolarTracker SLB-2000	PHOTOCOPY	December 2000
Sparta Ion M-Gear	A to B 58	February 2007
Thompson Euro-Classic . Euro-Tourer . Euro-City	A to B 38	October 2003
Viking	A to B 37	August 2003
Yamaha XPC26	A to B 5	April 1998
Yamaha XPC28 Easy	PHOTOCOPY	August 1999
Yamaha XPC28 Easy Plus	A to B 26	October 2001
Zap/Fold-it	PHOTOCOPY , 10	Oct 98 / Feb 99
Zap/Brompton	PHOTOCOPY	August 1999
Zap (solar-powered bike)	A to B 12	June 1999
Zappy (electric scooter)	A to B 11	April 1999

Technical Features:

Article	Magazine	Publication date
16-inch (349mm) tyres compared	A to B 40	February 2004
Aqua 3 waterproof map	A to B 59	April 2007
Basil Mirte panniers	A to B 63	January 2008
Bickerton buying secondhand	A to B 4	February 1998
Bickerton ten top tips	PHOTOCOPY	August 1996
Bicycle Pumps High-tec alternatives	A to B 54	June 2006
Birdy 16-inch wheel conversion	PHOTOCOPY	December 1997
Birdy ten top tips	PHOTOCOPY	Folder 21 Feb 1997
Brake system overview	A to B 42	June 2004
Brompton buying secondhand	PHOTOCOPY	February 1998
Brompton after 11,000 miles	PHOTOCOPY or PDF	February 1997
Brompton drum brake conversion	PHOTOCOPY	June 2000
Brompton dual-pivot brake conversion	A to B 6	June 1998
Brompton Oval EGGrings	A to B 6	June 1998
Brompton alternative handlebars	PHOTOCOPY	February 1997
Brompton Mountain Drive gear conversion	PHOTOCOPY	December 2000
Brompton Off-road conversion	A to B 33	December 2002
Brompton 5-spd hub rebuild	A to B 39	December 2003
Brompton Trike Conversion	A to B 44	October 2004
Brompton Wide Ratio 6-spd Gear Conversion	A to B 47	April 2005
Brompton Wide Ratio 2-spd Gear Conversion	A to B 52	February 2006
Brompton 10-spd Conversion	A to B 55	August 2006
Brompton Front Hub Brake Conversion	A to B 48	June 2005
Brompton Ergon MR-1 Race Grips	A to B 48	June 2005
Brompton Back Pack	A to B 54	June 2006
Brompton Spanninga Rear Light	A to B 59	April 2007
Brompton Rear Frame Clip	A to B 61	August 2007
SP Brompton Luggage Post	A to B 53	April 2006
Cresswell Micro long term test	PHOTOCOPY	Folder 21 Feb 1997
Cresswell Micro after 18 months	A to B 6	June 1998
Cycle Lights	PHOTOCOPY	Dec 98
Dutch Pannier	A to B 59	April 2007
Electric Bikes Riding for economy	A to B 55	August 2006
Hub Gears Overview Part 1 (3,4 & 5-speed hubs)	A to B 53	April 2006
Hub Gears Overview Part 2 (7, 8 and 12-speed hubs)	A to B 54	June 2006
LED Cycle Lights Cateye EL500	A to B 43	August 2004
LED Cycle Lights Solidlights 1103	A to B 45	December 2004
LED Cycle Lights Smart	A to B 63	January 2008
LED Battery Cycle Lights B&M Ixon	A to B 51	December 2005
LED Dynamo Cycle Lights B&M DLumotec	A to B 52	February 2006
Powabyke Lithium-ion battery	A to B 49	August 2005
Powacycle LPX Lithium-polymer battery	A to B 59	April 2007
Giant Lafree (Twist) Battery Upgrades	A to B 54	June 2006
Dynamos High-quality Upgrades	A to B 39	December 2003
Folding Child Trailers	PHOTOCOPY	August 1999
Bicycle Trailer Overview	A to B 45	December 2004
Primo tyres	Folder 17	June 1996
Puncture-resistant inner-tubes	A to B 35	April 2003
Puncture-proof inner-tubes	PHOTOCOPY	December 1998
Reduce your Carbon Footprint	A to B 53	April 2006
Schwalbe Marathon Plus Puncture-proof tyre	A to B 48	June 2005
Scottoiler Chain lubrication system	A to B 55	August 2006
Skirtguards	A to B 61	August 2007
Single-speed to 3-speed upgrade	A to B 49	August 2005
Sturmey Archer 3-speed rattle solved	A to B 55	August 2006
Split-Torque Transmission	A to B 49	August 2005
Rohloff 14 spd hub (Show Preview)	A to B 11	April 1999
Rohloff 14-spd hub (Road test)	PHOTOCOPY	August 2002
Round the World without Flying (Brompton touring article)	A to B 59	April 2007
S&S Bicycle frame Couplings Fitting to a tandem	A to B 43	August 2004
Sachs Super Seven 7-spd hub	PHOTOCOPY	December 1997
Shimano Nexus Inter-7 7-spd hub	PHOTOCOPY	December 1997
Short Cranks	A to B 41	April 2004
Sinclair C5 story	PHOTOCOPY	December 2000
SKS Rennkompressor Track Pump	A to B 64	March 2008
Solar-electric assist - is it viable? (Parts 1 & 2)	PHOTOCOPY or PDF & A to B 37	June 03 . August 03
Solar-electric rickshaw / Solar Torch	A to B 40	February 2004
Sturmey Archer X-RD8 8-spd hub	A to B 40	February 2004
Sturmey Archer Sprinter 7 7-spd hub	PHOTOCOPY	December 1997
Sturmey Archer Maintenance Tips	PHOTOCOPY	April 2001
Transport Direct Portal Government transport website	A to B 59	April 2007

Profiles:

The Airframe Story parts 1 & 2	Folders 19, 20
Knight Cycles Brompton Wheel Builders	A to B 38
Moulton Part 1 of an interview with Dr A Moulton	A to B 58
Moulton Part 2 of an interview with Dr A Moulton	A to B 59
Transport Icons 1 British Rail High Speed Train	PHOTOCOPY
Transport Icons 2 Concorde	A to B 37
Transport Icons 3 MailStar Postal Delivery Bicycle	A to B 41
Transport Icons 4 Routemaster bus	A to B 46
Transport Icons 5 Giant Lafree Electric Bike	A to B 58
Strida	A to B 24
Sturmey Archer	PHOTOCOPY
The Brompton Story part 1	PHOTOCOPY or PDF
The Brompton Story part 2	A to B 17
The Brompton Story part 3	PHOTOCOPY or PDF
The Brompton Story (complete and updated)	PDF
The Folding Bike Story part 1 Tony Hadland lecture	A to B 33
The Folding Bike Story part 2 Tony Hadland lecture	A to B 34
Cycling Cities: Groningen v Nottingham	A to B 35
London: Congestion Charge	A to B 52
Tax-free Cycle Purchase Schemes	A to B 46

How to order:
NOTE: Folders 1-18, 21, 22, 23 & A to B 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 31 & 36 are now out of stock, but all key articles are available as photocopies - see below

All Folder magazines	£1.00 each
SPECIAL OFFERS: Folding Bike 6 Pack See Special Offers page for details Electric Bike 6 Pack See Special Offers page for details Child Carrier 6 Pack See Special Offers page for details	£7.00 each set
Vintage Archive 5 Pack See Special Offers page for details	£4.00 set
PHOTOCOPY or PDF: The magazine is out of stock, but individual articles are available as photocopies, laser-prints or emailed