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WingLights bicycle indicators use powerful magnets to snap into place on almost any set of handlebars. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Universal mounts attached to a bicycle's handlebars allow WingLights to snap on and off in seconds. Once activated by a button at its tip, each WingLight flashes at the same frequency as indicators on cars...

There’s no doubting the practicality of the folding bicycle, but small wheels can feel at the mercy of pot-holed city streets – a challenge the Fat Bad overcomes with balloon tyres sitting on reinforced 4” rims. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Fat Bad Available in matt black, matt green, fluorescent green or pearl white and with a choice of...

A motorcyclist has captured on film the moment he came face to face with HGV danger and lived to tell the tale. If you thought HGV danger was limited to becoming trapped on the nearside, think again. Shocking new footage on YouTube reveals that a left turning lorry is as much of a threat to those in oncoming traffic as it is to those...

The Bolt electric moped promises the convenience of a scooter with the environmental performance of an electric bicycle. Electric cars like the Nissan Leaf and BMW i3 offer a tantalizing glimpse of silent and low-pollution motoring, but they cost so much to buy that battery-powered motoring remains an exclusive club. No surprise then that...

The Vivid Lock is wearable bike security with built-in LED lights. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Fabricated from nylon, clear PVC and waterproof LED strips, the Vivid lock has 30 white lights facing forwards and 30 red ones at the rear. The idea is that it saves you having to carry a separate lock and lights. The team behind the Vivid Lock...

TrackerPad is a GPS sticker for your bicycle. No larger than a ten pence coin, the rechargeable pad promises to pinpoint the location of a stolen bike wherever it is in the world to within 2.5 metres. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Using a built-in SIM card and a GPS measuring only 10 x 3.8 mm, the TrackerPads claim to be small and slim...

Car doors that protect themselves against dings have been developed by German engineering specialists Kiekert. The Citroen Cactus features Air Bump door protectors - cushions of plastic which protect the bodywork. The distinctive-looking translucent panels are designed to be...

Drivers have been borrowing bicycle technology since the earliest days of motoring. Behold today's best bicycle hacks for cars. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The idea that drivers and cyclists are distinct and separate groups is entirely false – not least because most cyclists also own cars. In fact, if it wasn’t for his many years’...

Bicycle sidecars are an unusual alternative to conventional child seats, but what more fun way of passing the cycling bug to the next generation? There is a bewildering array of child seats, tag-alongs and trailers aimed at helping families cycle together, but arguably none is as stylish looking or adventurous as the Scandinavian Side Bike....

The PaperJohn biodegradable carrier bag aims to reduce the one trillion (one thousand billion) plastic bags are used every year worldwide and encourage more people onto bikes. Our seemingly insatiable need for the throwaway carrier bags creates consumer waste that takes between 100 and 500 years to degrade – not to mention a hazard to...