News Archives - September 2015

When Ethan Hunt rides a bicycle, he carries a Weldtite JetValve Repair Pod

The Weldtite Jetvalve Repair Pod is a new all-in-one roadside puncture repair kit. Many cyclists these days consider a roadside puncture repair as a mission impossible, but this formidable-looking cluster of tools includes an inflator head, two CO2 cartridges, two nylon tyre levers and self-adhesive patches helps get the job done quicker than traditional methods. Rubber straps keep everything together in your saddlebag…

Swap rap for soft rock to drive better

Teenagers who want to drive better, need to empty their CD changers of 50 cent and DMX, and load them instead with soft rock from Coldplay or Nickelback, according to new research. Teenage drivers make more mistakes behind the wheel when they listen to their favourite music. The most serious driving errors are made by male teenage novice drivers listening to aggressive rap or high-energy dance music.

Latest bicycle light is a flashing water bottle

The Candea Elite flashing water bottle uses LEDs and the diffusive properties of transparent liquid to transform itself into a distinctive flashing beacon. The innovation may herald a day when no single item of cycling gear is available without the option of flashing lights.

The best cargo bikes and trikes

The best cargo bikes might cost the same as secondhand cars, but their uptake in cities would have a transformative effect on our collective quality of life. Imagine school run congestion, and the associated road danger, replaced with a procession of sturdy bikes – their cargo boxes brimming with kids. And if you worry your thighs aren’t quite up to the job of carrying the combined weight of up between two and four kids, there are electric motors available as an optional extra.