Matthew Ball is Group Art Director at Think Publishing in Scotland, and an avid cyclist.
When he was a teenager, his Dad subscribed him to Bicycle magazine, opening up his world, inspiring him in his hobby and giving him an identity.
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We can’t find the magazine in question on the Internet – let us know if you can – but the rabbit warren of googling ‘Bicycle magazine 1983 images’ has been a very pleasant way to spend half an hour!