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With the prospect of foreign holidays this summer as uncertain as ever, there has been a surge in demand for domestic breaks. Holiday lets and campsites are overwhelmed with bookings there's a roaring trade in motorhomes and caravans. Might the bicycle caravan about to have its day? In an age preoccupied with speed and gizmos, their...

Handlebars wear a bell as your wrist sports a watch - non essential perhaps, but certainly useful and it can look good, too. The bells fitted by law to all new bicycles are cheap and nasty looking – and almost always quickly removed once the bike leaves the shop. This is unfortunate because if you cycle on tracks and paths shared with...

This was the week an uninsured hit-and-run driver killed a two-week-old baby as he was being pushed along a pavement by his mother. An unimaginably horrific event were it to be an isolated incident. However, it's far from that. Over 40 people on pavements and verges in the UK are killed every year by drivers. It's highly unusual for the...

With a seemingly never-ending lockdown and an unseasonably cold chill in the air it might not feel like it, but brighter times are ahead. To help you look forward to a spring and summer spent outdoors, we have a pair of dhb sunglasses and three interchangeable lenses to give away. The sunglasses provide 100 per cent protection against UVA...

The fact so many cars across Britain have sat idle during lockdown is great for the environment, but not so good for the cars themselves as batteries may begin to lose their charge. Solar-powered battery chargers are inexpensive and easy to use. Simply place one on your dashboard and plug into your 12v socket. Be aware that running your...

Why do allen key sets have a habit of always missing the size you're after (for me, it's the 5mm). We're convinced the solution to this bike maintenance irritant is to go colour-coded. This set of allen keys from Sealey is manufactured from hardened and heat-treated chrome vanadium steel and boasts a fully polished finish. The keys range in...

Who knows what summer 2021 will bring, but one thing is certain. For many, this year's holidays will spell staycation. So what better way to eek all you can from the British summer than with a pop-up sofa that's ready to use in seconds? The lightweight Lamzac pop-up sofa is the brainchild of Marijn Oomen, who first presented the idea on a...

ETA Cycle Insurance covers all road-legal electric bicycles, ebikes and pedelecs as standard. If the output of your electric bicycle does not exceed 250 W/15.5 mph, it can be covered under our bike insurance at no additional cost. Get a quote for your electric bike Every ETA cycle insurance policy includes the following as standard: Theft,...

Ever wondered how countless cycle lanes that probably cost a million quid per metre, spring up overnight? In news that will surprise nobody who's ever watched a Bond film, it seems a group of maleficent - and well funded - masterminds are behind these senseless attacks on the British motorist. According to sources, The Evil Cycling Lobby...

How many miles of road would you guess crisscross this little island of ours? 100,000? 200,000? According to the Department for Transport there are 245,000 miles of roads in Britain; a distance equivalent to circumnavigating the earth 10 times. Even more surprising is the relatively tiny proportion designed and built for cars and lorries....