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Won't be long until we're all reaching for base layers, hats, gloves and extra lights. But what about weather protection for your bike? Keeping a bicycle under cover protects it from wet weather as well as prying eyes. However, with urban areas short on garages and sheds, for many it's easier said than done. When a tent maker was challenged...

UK cities are a long way off having widespread, good quality cycling infrastructure, but that's the enviable position Copenhagen found itself in almost 20 years ago - and arguably what allowed the city the time and resources to develop its 'green wave' concept. Up until 2004, traffic lights were coordinated in favour of cars, but the green...

It's little wonder so many e-bike owners opt for insurance cover. Electric-assist cycles are pricey - even their batteries can cost £500 to replace if they're pinched. However, while most cycle insurance providers now cover ebikes as standard, their policies all differ - not least in how they'll calculate your settlement in the event of a...

Whether you’re safeguarding against dehydration on a long bike ride off the beaten track or prepping for the apocalypse, a small portable water purification system is a useful bit of kit. A Camelbak/LifeStraw collaboration has given birth to a clever 1-litre bottle designed to harvest and purify water from lakes and rivers by filtering out...

If your ebike has been derestricted or modified so that it no longer conforms to the 250W motor limit and 15.5mph speed restriction stipulated by UK law, you'll find it impossible to find cycle insurance for it because in the eyes of the law, it's a motorbike. Is it illegal to derestrict my ebike? There's no shortage of advice online about...

Bicycle caravans will always be a heavier, more expensive and less practical alternative to carrying a tent, but thankfully that doesn't stop people building them. We speak from experience, as our very own QTvan holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest bike caravan. Our...

The need to control traffic speed is as old as cars themselves. A stubborn refusal over the last century to implement engineered solutions such as speed limiters has led to a reliance on camera technology. Following a period of explosive growth in car ownership in America during which the number of increased from 200,000 motorised vehicles...

The slashing of roads policing budgets by over a third between 2013 and 2019 has undoubtedly resulted in fewer officers dealing with the offences that cause road deaths. In the absence of traffic car patrols, third-party reporting by the public is becoming more important than ever. West Midlands Police works in tandem with local...

A jaunty pair of cycling socks lifts the spirits whatever the weather. Made from a half Merino wool, half Polypropylene blend, these shrink-resistant and itch-free socks from SockGuy promise excellent insulation and wicking properties in all conditions. Best of all, the lightning streak design will probably add a mile or two an hour to your...

In a bid to tackle the deadly air pollution that plagues urban areas, the EU is to regulate the ultra-fine particles from brake pad abrasion - the black dust that you'll notice on your car's wheel rims next time you wash it. Air pollution in British cities can damage our health from before we are born, dog us throughout our lives, and for...