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By my own admission I am a fair-weather cyclist; my daily commute has returned to the car as I am not brave enough to attempt my 16-mile ride in England’s winter months. I still use my bikes for the odd short trip, but over all my cycling has stooped to an all time low! But that is about to change. As part of my New Year health kick I am...

Imaginative cyclists are adapting their bikes for use on icy roads by fitting their bicycle tyres with cables ties. The cable ties take only a few minutes to fit and provide impressive traction on the most slippery of surfaces. The cable ties are inexpensive to buy, and can be fitted without tools in very little time. Ice tyres for 45p each...

Lightweight gloves with inbuilt LED lights could prove just the thing for cyclists wanting to supplement their headlight, signal to drivers or change a tyre in the dark. The two single-bulb LEDs are mounted on a Velcro base that can be positioned at four points on the glove. The battery lasts for 14 hours. LED there be light The robust,...

Conventional mountain bike tyres are more than up to dealing with a few inches of snow, but ice provides far more of a challenge. With more cold weather on the way, cyclists who like to stay on two wheels whatever the conditions but would rather not invest in a snow bike or pay around £50 for a single tyre fitted with metal spikes can adapt...

One of the most notable aspects of the Nissan Leaf electric car, which goes on sale in March in this country, is that in appearance it is every inch the modern family car; the world’s first mass-produced electric car deliberately distinguishes itself from the many weird and wonderful electric vehicles that have come before it. Here we...

Clothing that can regulate temperature to protect its wearer from extreme conditions has long been used by astronauts and deep sea divers, but thanks to a new product called Climaware, cyclists could soon have access to climate-controlled vests, shoes and even helmets. Climaware clothing places small metal discs close to the skin and then...

Sit back, relax and enjoy the following hand-picked selection of the most popular cycling-related stories from our website in 2010. Top cycling stories 2010 It’s the knotty problem wrestled with by cyclists everywhere: You like the idea of owning a £140,000 Porsche GT3 RS, but worry it would mean less time on the bike. Luckily a team of...

Rail commuters at Waterloo now have the use of a super-sized docking station designed to house 126 Boris Bikes – the first to be opened at a mainline railway station. There had been concerns that docking stations sited near to railway stations would empty or fill too quickly, but Transport for London says it is reacting to an...

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is the only electric car eligible for a £5,000 grant that can be bought and driven away when the scheme launches next month, according to a list released by the government this week. The remaining cars on the list are available only to lease or have yet to go on sale. The government has committed £43m towards the...

A punitive import tax imposed on Chinese bicycle makers is adding 30 per cent to retail prices, according to Zhang Peisheng, senior commissioner from China Chamber of Commerce. The EU is deciding whether to extend the so-called anti-dumping duty on bicycles made in China to protect European bike brands. The EU has extended the duties twice,...