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If a tool works well, why shouldn't it look good great, too? The Crankbrothers 19-function multi-tool features a durable and lightweight steel and aluminium construction, but best of all, its anodised gold finish adds a bit of bicycle bling to your toolbox. With an overall length of less than 9 cm and tipping the scales at 175g, the...

E-bikes are currently the only type of electric vehicle without a subsidy in the UK. Unsurprisingly, countries that have introduced subsidies for e-cargo bikes and e-bikes have seen increases in uptake. After all, bicycles remain the most practicable application of electric motor technology - not least because they have no need for new...

Serving as an example of how a single event can reflect the bigger picture, Norwich police this week manhandled a woman from a pedestrianised street so that vehicles could pass - illegally. The lady concerned had become so infuriated by the number of drivers choosing to ignore the pedestrianised area, and the total lack of action by the...

You don't often hear talk of thermals, but we've been wearing long underwear here in the UK for around 400 years. Granted, 'long johns' might not be considered the height of contemporary fashion, but whether you're braving a chilly morning commute on the bike, waiting at a damp bus stop or holding off from cranking up the heating, a set of...

Sunday 20 November marks The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR). Commemorated annually on the third Sunday of November, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims provides a platform for road traffic victims and their families to: remember all people killed and seriously injured on the roads acknowledge the...

Glasgow City Council has voted to make women central to all aspects of planning and public realm design. Green Councillor Holly Bruce proposed the motion, which could see changes to the infrastructure such as wider pavements to accommodate prams and safer travel routes. Speaking to The Scotsman newspaper, Holly Bruce explained: “For too...

In the absence of town planning that places the needs of people above those of cars, widespread 20mph speed limits are a must. We can dream about the widespread dedicated cycle infrastructure, interconnected public transport and pedestrianised zones that have become standard practice in the Netherlands, but given we're already 50 years...

Clock change or no clock change, you need never be caught without lights thanks to the Knog Blinder Twinpack. A compact design means they're slim enough to keep in your pocket and USB cable-free charging saves having to scrabble about for batteries. Putting out a punchy 200 lumens up front and 100 at the rear, both lights are brilliant for...

It costs a little over £1,500 per year to rent 17 cubic metres (600 cubic feet) of storage space in Greater London. Alternatively, you could spend £400 on an old caravan, pack it full of stuff and park it on the road outside your house without any further expense. Lots of folk would object to having residential streets lined with caravans...

Sunday's one-hour lie-in comes at a heavy price. It's estimated there would be 100 fewer deaths and a reduction of 200 serious injuries on the roads each year if we stopped putting the clocks back in winter. The UK has already tried year-round BST - once during the war to maximise daylight working hours and again between 1968 and 1971. The...