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Electric cars offer an answer to the air pollution that kills 50,000 a year in Britain alone, but they remain expensive and a challenge to charge. Motorcycle manufacturers are as painfully aware of the writing on the wall for the internal combustion engine as their car making colleagues. Without exception they are investigating, if not...

Dirty bikes don’t work as efficiently and look forlorn. Cheer up your bicycle this autumn by entering this prize draw to win a Muc-off SiS Kit worth £26. The kit Contains: Muc-Off Nano Tech 1 litre biodegradable bike cleaner (no harmful acids, CFC's or solvents) Muc- Off Bike Protect 500ml Muc-Off Wet Lube 120ml Water Bottle Hydration...

Could the River Thames be about to become the world's widest and wettest cycle lane? Coming soon to rivers and lakes near you, the Manta is an electrically assisted pedal-powered hydrofoil designed to recreate the sensation of cycling on water. From the look of the demonstration video, the design appears to handle calm waters with ease....

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that inactive, overweight people can lose fat just as effectively by riding a bicycle to work as by paying to exercise at a gym. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen in a study that has just been...

We are great fans of upcycled shipping containers. After all, what will become of the world’s estimated 20 million shipping containers? Many spend their lives ferrying items from China to Europe and beyond to fuel our consumer lifestyles – their return journeys frequently carrying more than a third of the waste plastic and paper collected...

How much responsibility do head teachers have for our children beyond the school gates? Should they ask parents to confirm their child is in bed by a reasonable hour? After all, lack of sleep has been shown to slow educational development. Should they ask parents to confirm to the school that their child has not been fed a high-sugar...

Iceland has become the latest country to use paint to create a 3D illusion in order to slow drivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szJbz-z7iJw In Britain some speed bumps are flat, but painted to appear three dimensional. However, in Canada they have gone a step further. Cricket fans have become used to seeing the pitch printed with...

Magistrates heard this week how a driver failed to see the cyclist waiting in the middle of the road to make a turn – only becoming aware of the cyclist’s presence when he was sent flying over the windscreen leaving him with injuries requiring four days in intensive care. District Judge Stephen Nicholls described the incident as a...

Should Halloween 2017 herald a full-blown zombie apocalypse, remember to avoid cars as they attract attention and rely on expensive petrol. Instead, try customising your bicycle as it doesn't rely on oil, allows you to easily exorcise and is stealthy (it's a well-known fact that zombies are attracted by noise). Our Halloween bicycle is...

When I reach 94, I want to be like Ernest Slade. Not only is he blessed with a large and loving family, which extends to a great-great-grandson, but he leads such an active lifestyle that he regularly cycles four miles to a local lake where he sails a dinghy. We are proud to say that Ernest is our oldest cycle insurance customer. He came to...