This page lists recent magazines, but the A to B back catalogue runs to well over two million words. The easiest way to search the early part of this vast database of fact and fiction is through our two PDF indexes:
A to B master index issues 1-99
A to B master index issues 100 on
Digitised issues from the modern era are below
Quick Reference DIGITAL BACK-NUMBERS
A to B 145
A to B 145 Jan 2026
Lifestyle Deep Dive – The Scilly Isles
Tested – Miniature Cycle Lights
Roads – Autonomous Cars
New Energy – Ten Months with a Battery
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A to B 144
A to B 144 Sept 2025
Transport Deep Dive – Sinclair C5
Transport – Strida 5.0
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A to B 143
A to B 143 May 2025
Transport – Brompton G-line
Transport – Cytronex-Brompton 2-spd auto (prototype)
Technology – Smart Lever
Infrastructure – Streetside eCar Chargers
Infrastructure – Home Energy Storage
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A to B 142
A to B 142 January 2025
Transport – Bicycles and the ETS Tax (ferry green surcharge)
Technology – Brake lights for Bikes
Freight – Vok Cargo Bike
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A to B 141
A to B 141 September 2024
Technology – The Long Road to Aceoffix
Technology – HPV Pedal-Paddle
Technology – The Accessible Bridge
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A to B 140
A to B 140 August 2020
Infrastructure – Worcester’s Bridges
Research – The Obesity Highway
Industry – Brompton: Leaving the City
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A to B 139
A to B 139 December 2023
History – The Wheel Story
Feature – Choosing a Secondhand Brompton
Technology – Swapfiets Subscription Bikes
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A to B 138
A to B 138 July 2023
Cargo Bikes – Beethoven without the Van
Feature – London to Brighton eCar/eBike Rally
Future Roads – Self-driving Cars and Bicycles
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A to B 137
A to B 137 April 2023
History – The Raleigh Hoppa
Feature – The International Cargo-Bike Festival
Infrastructure – The North American Charging Standard
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A to B 136
A to B 136 January 2023
The Trial – Brompton-Cytronex T-Line
Tested – Beryl Multi-user Bikes
Public Transport – The Tap-2-Go Card
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A to B 135
A to B 135 August 2020
History – Hitler’s Gas Production
Feature – Electric Myths Exposed
Workshop – Brompton 2-spd-3-spd Conversion
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A to B 134
A to B 134 May 2022
History – The Walker Wingsail
Feature – Increase T-line Gear Range
Tested – Vincita Pannia Clips
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A to B 133
A to B 133 February 2022
The Trial – Brompton T-Line
Green Power – Living with an Air-Air Heat Pump
Tested – Efneo GTRO3-spd crank gearbox
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A to B 132
A to B 132 October 2021
Tested – Cytronex e-Brompton
Green Power – Going Green – Our experience
Travel – The Caledonian Sleeper
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A to B 131
A to B 131 May 2021
Feature – Origins of the Rickshaw Part 1
Tested – Islabike e-Janice
Tested – Swytch Mark 2
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A to B 130
A to B 130 December 2020
Feature – Basel’s Cross-Border Commuters
Green Energy – Variable Pricing
Tested – Brose 11g Citywave
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A to B 129
A to B 129 August 2020
Feature – Heat Pumps & Garden Studios
Green Energy – Low-cost Hydro-Power
Tested – ARCC Brompton Conversion
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A to B 128
A to B 128 May 2020
Review – Suntech eFOLDi
Review – Brompton Continental Contact tyre
Investigation – Shop Local
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A to B 127
A to B 127 February 2020
Review – Cytronex-Brompton
Workshop – Islabikes Janice Shopper!
Review – Cooper e-Disc electric bike
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A to B 126 – Electric Cars Special!
A to B 126 November 2019
Electric Car Special – The Car
Electric Car Special – The Charger
Electric Car Special – The Energy Source
Review – Siticars Me Quadricycle
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A to B 125
A to B 125 August 2019
Review – Islabikes Janice
Tested – Big Drop Low-alcohol Beer
Tested – Sturmey-Archer A2 auto-hub
Workshop – Superlight Brompton #3
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A to B 124
A to B 124 May 2019
Review – Hummingbird lightweight folding bike
Review – Xiaomi M365 electric scooter
Tested – Garmin Varia RDU &RD510 lights
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A to B 123
A to B 123 February 2019
Long-term Review – Living with the Brompton Electric
Review – Trailabout monocoque trailer
Pivot’s Corner – Range-extenders and the Energy Paradox
Environment – Poundbury: Transport and Energy Updates
Brompton – Three new tyres
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A to B 122
A to B 122 November 2018
Review – Brompton Electric – update on the production bike
Workshop – Derek’s Superlight Brompton goes electric!
Technology – Burley, the World’s most efficient wood stove
Workshop – Lightweight Brompton #2
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A to B 121
A to B 121 August 2018
Review – Crosshead 20-inch folding bike
Review – Trailabout monocoque trailer
Pivot’s Corner – Maglev, Speed ‘Driven’ hub
Record Breaking – Our World 12-hour recumbent record
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A to B 120 May 2018
Review – Swytch electric Brompton
Workshop – the 7.3kg Brompton is easier than you might think
Pivot’s Corner – Hydrogen trains, e-bike Safety
Energy – Lithium-ion Grid Storage
Fitness – Running, Weight & Health
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A to B 119 February 2018
Tested – the amazing Gulas. Bicycle or motorcycle?
Workshop – the 7.3kg Brompton is easier than you might think
Pivot’s Corner – testing Brompton’s new Schwalbe tyre, and Solar Kettles
Infrastructure – a new Breed of Coastal Ferries
Technology – the Rise & Fall of the Rare Earths
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A to B 118 December 2017
Cytronex C1 – first review of this user-friendly electric bike from Winchester
Crash! – the real cost
Health – trying the 5k Parkrun
Infrastructure – Brompton-friendly Gratings
Technology – a driver-less Future?
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A to B 117 August 2017
Brompton Electric – first review of Brompton’s electric bike
Nano-Brompton – update on the latest model
Crash! – when the wheels stop turning
Book Review – Very Heath Robinson
Great Folder Journeys – return to Poole Harbour, Swanage to Wareham Railway
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A to B 116 May 2017
Velogical Brompton – Brompton dynamo conversion
Greenspeed GT20 – recumbent trike
Sinclair Iris – update on progress
Steve Parry – legendary cycle engineer
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A to B 115 February 2017
R.I.P. Velovision Magazine
Solar Edge – solar panel power optimiser
Solar Paths – energy from cycle paths
Pendix Brompton – electric bike kit
Velospeeder Brompton – electric bike kit
Velogical Rim Generator – bicycle dynamo
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A to B 114 November 2016
Book Review – Ordnance Survey Road Maps
Book Review – Bicycle to Superbike
Perpetual Motion? Friction Drives
Cambridge Guided Busway – has it worked?
Boston Park & Pedal – cycle commuting in Connecticut
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A to B 113 August 2016
Inside Brompton-Fletcher – new British titanium factory
Port Designs GO – LED bag
Book Review – Cyclist’s Highway Code
Velomobiles
Travelling in Japan – part two
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A to B 112 May 2016
Nano-Brompton Pedelec Conversion
Brompton – front wicker basket
Mechanical Doping – has it really happened in sport?
Travelling in Japan – part one
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A to B 111 February 2016
The Borders Railway – new Scottish railway infrastructure
Folding Bikes – The Hummingbird
Winter Commuting – cycling in Montreal
Rural Bus Cuts – a last ride on Dorset’s rural buses
Hiking in Switzerland
Book Review – Home is Elsewhere, Hanz Stucke
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A to B 110 December 2015
Great Folder Journeys – the Isle of Wight
Paper versus Digital – a look at the environmental balance-sheet
BMW i3 – electric car
LED Lightbulbs – cheap LED ‘corn’ lights
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A to B 109 August 2015
Olaf Business – wheeled suitcase scooter
Micro Hydro
Lux & Lumens – understanding light output
Tannus Solid Brompton Tyres
Vivarail D-train – new commuter trains from London Tube stock
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A to B 108 June 2015
Kelly Kettle – camp-cooking accessory
Storing Solar Energy
Micro Black & Suspension – 150mm adult scooters
Velogical Rim Generator – bicycle dynamo
HP Velotechnic Scorpion – recumbent trike
500-watt Slow Kettle – solar panel power optimiser
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A to B 107 April 2015
Folding Bikes Over £500
DVD Review – Bicycle, a Great British Movement
iBoost – solar panel power optimiser
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A to B 106 February 2015
Folding Bikes Under £500
Cyclotricity Stealth 1,000 watt – Speed eBike
Book Review – Bicycle Design
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A to B 105 December 2014
Split Tickets – new rail fare websites
Heinzmann Atlas eMB – electric bike
Hangload Bag Carriers
Concorde – iconic plane history
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A to B 104 October 2014
Radnall/Cresswell Micro – folding bike history
Electric Bikes Under £1,300
Bennerley Viaduct – history of an iconic railway structure
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A to B 103 August 2014
Foxhunter – bicycle cargo trailer
Burley Travoy Urban – bicycle trailer
Samso – energy island
2014 Brompton World Championships
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A to B 102 June 2014
Skirtweights – keep your skirt under control
Book Review – Bicycle Design
Gazelle Chamonix Pure – classic Dutch roadster
Leggit Overboots
Daisywheel Cape
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A to B 101 April 2014
Kalkhoff Pro Connect
Kalkhoff S11 – Speed Pedelec
Juicy Bikes Classic Grande
Mojo Crank Drive
Mac Allister 36-volt Batteries
Infrastructure – getting Bristol moving
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A to B 100 February 2014
Super-Economy: Kia Rio 1.1 CDRi versus Honda Vision 110
Velo Cargo bike trailer
LED Corn Bulbs
Marine Energy
Hydrogen & Hot Air
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A to B 99 December 2013
Alcosense Lite Breathalyser
Bromptoneering
What’s Wrong with Hydrogen?
Let’s Ban Political Parties!
Slow Cookers
Reflective Clothing
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A to B 98 October 2013
Nano-Brompton 2 Revisited
Dealing with Cars – Mont St. Michel and Stonehenge
Car Clubs & hOUR Cars
Mojo Crank Drive
iBoost – Solar Panel Optimisation Device
Battery-powered Trains
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A to B 97 August 2013
Kalkhoff Ixion
Mando Footloose
World Solar Challenge 2013
The Bickerton Portable – Folding Bike History
Norwich CATI Rides
The Magic Roundabout – alternative road infrastructure
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A to B 96 June 2013
Tern Verve Duo – Folding bike
Rainbow Farm Bio-Digester – Dorset’s groundbreaking grid-linked digester
Induction Loops and Capacitors – The latest tram technology
Momentum Model T – Update on original test
Multi-gear Motors
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A to B 95 April 2013
KTM eRace P650 – electric MTB
Cycling Chic
The Great Railway Conspiracy – story of Dr Beeching’s railway cuts
Mission E-Solo trike – electric trike
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A to B 94 February 2013
Renault Twizy – unique French quadricycle
Gosport Bus Rapid Transport – a controversial segregated bus service
Heat Pumps
Cree LED torches – The new breed of powerful, economical torches
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A to B 93 December 2012
Magic Pie and Smart Pie electric bikes
Poundbury and the Optare Solo EV – by electric bus to a royal new town
Ohyo Collapsible Water Bottle
Guided electric bike tours
Inline water heaters – a smart new energy-saving device
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A to B 92 October 2012
Momentum Model T and Upstart – electric bikes
Tonaro Eagle – electric bike
Giant Lafree – Li-ion battery upgrades
Green Transport for Bristol
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A to B 91 August 2012
Moustache City 26 – electric bike
PPM Ultra-light Rail system
Recycling in Switzerland
Cyclorama – book review
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A to B 90
A to B 90 June 2012
Xootr Swift
Kalkhoff Pro-Connect BS10
Optare Solo EV – electric bus
The Bickerton Portable – Folding Bike History
Tickety Split – split ticket rail ticket app
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A to B 89
A to B 89 April 2012
Nissan Leaf – electric car
Kalkhoff Agattu C8 Impulse – electric bike
Fritch & Durisotti B2o – designer bamboo bicycle
Battery Watch – 2012 long-term test results
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A to B 88
A to B 88 February 2012
Nano-Brompton 2.0 – electric folding bike
Pletscher twin-leg Propstand
Technology – Hand Warmers
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A to B 85 August 2011
BionX Gazelle – innovative power-assist
High Speed 2 – Opinion piece
Drink-Cycling – is it legal, is it sensible?
A to B 71 – May 2009
Giant Lafree – upgrades and repairs
The Pasadena Cycleway
New Brompton Accessories
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A to B 55 August 2006
Folding Bike Special:
Sinclair A-Bike – The launch story, plus that legendary A-Bike versus Mobike Genius review
Workshop – Cure that Sturmey Rattle!
D.I.Y Traffic Calming
Lightweight Folders – Brompton S2L-X versus Dahon Mu-SL review
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A to B 49 August 2005
Superlight Brompton – The lightweight Brompton
Giant Revive – a recumbent, but not as we know it
D.I.Y Traffic Calming
Bobike Junior – child seat
Hub Gear Conversions
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Very early magazines…
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PAPER BACK NUMBERS
The Folder magazine was published from August 1993 to July 1997.
A to B magazine was published from August 1997.
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