A writer from Barnes, Simon Bever, has published a book of cycling short stories. All the stories are told by the bikes themselves and give the reader an insight into what could be the thoughts of our most enduring invention.

Maybe that collection of tubes, cogs, nuts and bolts has a heart as well? Imagined moments from history, accounts of amazing rides and tender moments between man and machine - they're all there.

Available from Amazon, the paperback may be that little gift for the cyclist you know - or even an early Christmas present?

Article supplied by Simon Bever