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Whatever the weather, it pays to stay hydrated. Whether you're running, cycling or out for a long walk, this Camelbak 1.5 litre hydration pack features a narrow profile that shouldn't restrict your range of movement. The Camelbak has some neat touches including a zipped pocket, bungee overflow and a loop to clip a light. Win a Camelbak If...

Have you ever become frustrated by the time it takes for the lights to change at a pelican crossing? It's an irritation that inspired the idea of upgrading the pelican crossing request button screen so as to make it possible to play Pong with a fellow pedestrian waiting opposite on the other side of the road. For the analogue among you,...

Grass-root organisations can be a powerful instrument of change. A bottom-up approach allows small groups of like-minded people to define their own goals and how to achieve them. For example, the fact that the climate emergency is not being prioritised by governments can feel overwhelming - unless we take matters into our own hands. Woking...

Riding a bike in amongst a group of cyclists so large that it dominates the road space around you is an experience you never forget - it's a phenomenon known as critical mass and it's been used as a form of protest against car-centric town planning for over half a century. The 1992 documentary about bike culture, Return of the Scorcher,...

Eric Schmidt runs a car like millions of his fellow Californians, but his 1971 VW beetle is cleaner than most because he himself is the engine. No fossil fuel, no electricity, just human power. The pedal-powered bug weighs about 360 kg empty so, as you can imagine, it moves slowly. But that's not the point. On his website, Schmidt writes:...

The plug-in car grant scheme, which first started in 2011 and has subsidised the purchase of nearly 500,000 electric cars over the last decade, has been scrapped. The scheme originally offered £5,000 off the price of an electric car, but that amount was halved before being reduced from £2,500 to £1,500 in December. The government has said...

According to Jody Rosen, a writer for The New York Times, we live on a bicycle planet. Across the world, more people use bicycles — for transportation, recreation, and their livelihood — than any other vehicle. In his new book, Two Wheel Goods: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, Rosen attempts to 'de-quaintify' the bike, from its...

Around 300,000 people in the UK rely on a mobility scooter to lead an independent life and that includes using it for shopping trips. Most large shops and supermarkets make good provision for mobility scooters and some even have scooters of their own that you can borrow. By law all shops must be accessible but you may find that narrow...

We're of the belief that a jaunty pair of cycling socks lifts the spirits whatever the weather. Made from a blend that's half Merino wool and half Polypropylene, 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...

We were great fans of the Donky cargo bike when it was launched about a decade ago - a cargo bike with a price tag as small as its wheels and dimensions narrow enough to allow storage in a hallway. Unfortunately it was produced in tiny numbers. Perhaps for the UK market it was ahead of its time. The good news is that with cargo bike sales...