News Archives - November 2010

German robot tackles bicycle theft

A TV ad for German electronics supplier Conrad features an imaginative way of beating bike thieves; a portable, remote-control robot powered by motorised skateboard wheels clamps to the nearest lamp post and lifts the bicycle out of the reach of thieves and their bolt cutters.

Tips for riding a bicycle in snow

With much of Britain expected to experience snow overnight, many commuter cyclists will be faced with uncertain conditions come morning.

Cyclists can suffer electric shocks near power lines

Cyclists who ride beneath overhead power lines occasionally suffer a small electric shock, according to the National Grid. So-called ‘micro shocks’can happen when a cyclist passes through the electrical field surrounding a power line and picks up a small electric charge themself.