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What if you could remove the battery from an electric car and carry it inside to recharge? One of the reasons electric bicycles make so much sense is that, unlike electric cars, they don't rely on widespread charging infrastructure; e-bikes have removable batteries that can be replenished via a household socket. Most electric cars have...

How best to enforce 20mph limits given how few motorists appear to have the driving skill or inclination to keep to them? Most drivers might be respecting the new 20mph speed limit on many Welsh roads, according to independent transport consultants Agilysis, but the firm's CEO Richard Owen struck a note of caution when speaking to the BBC:...

A rain poncho is more than a practical way of keeping dry; if you pick a bright colour, it's a two-fingered salute to damp and dreary weather. We like the Grant Rain Poncho - it's made from 100 per cent recycled polyester and packs down into a bag that's incorporated into the design. If you thought this poncho traded technical ability in...

It's an unfortunate fact of life; bicycles can break down. Even the shortest journey comes to an abrupt halt if you can't fix a flat tyre, broken chain or buckled wheel at the roadside. It's why 30 years ago we launched Cycle Rescue - the first breakdown cover policy for bicycles. ETA Cycle Rescue covers e-bikes, too. If you ride a...

Does anyone have a solution to the close pass? In the absence of segregated infrastructure, you can buy all manner of high-vis tops, flags, stickers and lights designed to remind inattentive drivers about their legal (not to mention moral) responsibility to leave a gap of 1.5m when overtaking people on bikes, but scientific research reveals...

How organised a cyclist are you? If your rides home from work next week will be in the dark, have you checked your bike lights are in good working order? To mark this weekend's clock change, we have a USB-rechargeable Cateye Volt 200XC and Rapid Mini light set worth £50 to give away. The compact USB-rechargeable, 200-lumen light has a...

Everyone wants to stay safe on the roads. Unfortunately, there are wildly different ideas about how that's best achieved. Beaconisation is a digital version of the red flag they waved ahead of early cars* - except this time it's for cyclists. If you think fitting pedestrians and cyclists with transponders to prevent them being run over in...

We know it's counter-intuitive to make a case against day-glow tops for cyclists, but there's a reason criminals sometimes wear high vis to rob banks; fluorescent clothing's a perfect way to disappear. Countries committed to Vision Zero design safe systems rather than teach road safety for a reason. Things might be different if high-vis...

It's deeply unhelpful that the term e-bike has become a catch-all for both road-legal, electrically assisted bicycles and full-blown battery powered motorcycles. And as if the water isn't muddy enough, bikes in both camps can look similar, if not identical, to each other. Little wonder so many people are confused. UK law: Is my e-bike a...

With the exception of child seats, few of us here in Britain use bicycles as a way of carrying stuff of any size. By contrast, cyclists elsewhere in the world are dab hands at lashing all manner of cargo to bog-standard bikes. Adding luggage racks makes things a whole lot easier - elevating the humble bicycle into a veritable workhorse. And...