News Archives - July 2012

Olympic road ban on cyclists will put lives at risk

The decision to ban bicycles from over 95 per cent of London’s Games Lanes will put cyclists’ lives at risk, according to the ETA (Environmental Transport Association). More than nine out of ten Games Lanes are situated on the outside of traffic queues, but cyclists will not be allowed to enter these ‘offside’ Games Lanes for what are described as…

The sound of cycling

From the electronica of Kraftwerk’s Tour de France to Queen’s rock anthem “I Want to Ride My Bicycle”, cycling has inspired many famous works of music. More unusual is for bicycles themselves to make tunes. Stephen Meierding is a New York City-based artist, photographer, editor, and videographer who has done just that, and made a short film to accompany it. “Bicycle…

Aston Martin One-77 bicycle is no James Bond bike

No luxury car maker worth its salt is without a bicycle in its line-up so, not to be outdone by the likes of Ferrari and Porsche, Aston Martin is publicising its one-77 supercar with a road bike of the same name. The car maker describes the bike as ‘the world’s most technologically advanced road bicycle’, but with a retail price…

Citroen C-Zero electric car leased for £2 a day

A new and imaginative way of encouraging people to move to electric cars was demonstrated by Citroen last month when it leased 200 of its fully-electric C-Zero cars for only £60 a month. The scheme is run in collaboration with a peer-to-peer car sharing provider Multicity so participants have the option of hiring out their C-Zero when they are not using it…