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Cyclist takes 4,000 steps down mountainside

Wednesday, 16th May, 2012

Downhill mountain biker Marcelo Gutierrez describes the Red Bull Devotos de Monserrate 2012 race that took place in Colombia earlier this month as the hardest downhill event he’s ever ridden.

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New electric bicycle boasts automatic wheelie mode

Tuesday, 15th May, 2012

The ability of kids to master cycling skills, be it the perfect wheelie or the elusive art of bicycle drifting, is a source of amazement and frustration to older cyclists everywhere, but help is on its way in the form of a new e-bike from Audi equipped with an automatic wheelie mode.

50 per cent more fuel duty or road user charging – you decide

Tuesday, 15th May, 2012

Falling revenue from taxes on fuel and vehicle excise duty will leave the Treasury with a shortfall of £13bn a year by 2029, according to a report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

Bicycle power: from coffee tables to aircraft

Monday, 14th May, 2012

As more and more of us save money on commuting costs and gym memberships by ditching cars, trains and treadmills in favour a bicycle, designers are looking to incorporate pedal power into other areas of our lives…from coffee tables to aircraft.

Pedal-powered Ferrari is slow, but green

Thursday, 10th May, 2012

It’s a supercar that has blood red Ferrari-style bodywork, a superlight chassis and gull-wing doors, but will turns heads for an entirely different reason; the pedal-powered Fahrradi is zero emissions.

The Hornster: World’s loudest bicycle bell is noisier than Concorde

Thursday, 3rd May, 2012

City cyclists who battle to get themselves noticed on the roads can now buy the ultimate deterrent against inattentive truck drivers; a bicycle equipped with a horn that is louder than Concorde.

The car that tells you off for causing congestion

Friday, 27th April, 2012

If you are a motorway driver who regularly gets so close to the vehicle in front that you have to dab your brakes to prevent a collision, Honda has a new car for you.

DJ uses BMX bicycle to mix music

Friday, 27th April, 2012

With renewed interest in bike-sharing schemes around the world, how best to promote this new way of travelling to the young? According to COGOO, a smartphone-operated bike-sharing service currently being developed at Yokohama National University, the answer is BMX-controlled music that mixes well with street culture and is fun to play.

Zagato Volpe electric car is as small as it is cheap

Friday, 27th April, 2012

A pretty-looking, single-seat electric car is to go on sale that is as small in size as it is low in price; the Zagato Volpe measures 2.13m by 1m and when it goes on sale it will cost £5,600.

Bicycle helmet with headlights

Thursday, 26th April, 2012

The idea of incorporating lights into a cycle helmet seems like a good one, but there are very few designs of this type available to buy.

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