News Archives - November 2012

Give your car breakdown cover this Christmas

It’s traditional for motorists who drive on their holidays to buy breakdown cover in the Summer months, but they are far more likely to call on the service in winter. The run-up to Christmas isn’t the idea time to be making unexpected outlays, but if you are without breakdown cover for your car, now is a wise time to invest. Car…

Wooden mudguards for Brompton bicycles

These wooden mudguards made of recycled material and designed to fit the Brompton folding bicycle caught our eye this week. The graphics are custom etched and their message will resonate with all converts to 16 or 20-inch wheels… Cycle insurance: 40% discount for folding bicycles Cycle insurance from the ETA includes a 40% discount for folding bicycles like those from…

Retro bicycle bags from Goodordering

We tend to live our lives by default. And for most of us, our choice of bicycle is no different. It matters not whether we undertake a daily city commute, a weekly shopping trip or the occasional amble through the local park, most of us plump for a mountain bike. The majority of cyclists in this country forgo mudguards, a kickstand and…

Trotify: Make your bicycle sound like a horse

It’s the cycling accessory that no one needs, but every cyclist will want; Trotify is a wooden device that sits on your front wheel and makes your bike clop like a horse. Trotify fits to the front brake mount, just like a reflector, and uses the movement of the wheel to clack together two halves of a coconut. The average…

Walking your bicycle for fitness

It’s a product worthy of the Innovations Catalogue, the glossy brochure of gadgets that used to fall from the pages of the Sunday newspapers; WALK-A-BIKE is a strap designed to makes it easy to walk or jog long distances with a bicycle at your side. It’s not altogether clear why one would want to walk a bike for exercise when it’s so…