The bicycle that spins vinyl at 76 rpm

When car radios first went on sale 80 years ago they cost the equivalent of £1000, but such was their success at distracting from the incessant noise of a long motorway journey or tiresome passenger that they soon became a standard item. But while many cyclists now use an iPod, if you want the cycling equivalent of a car stereo your choice is confined to the cumbersome and power-hungry bespoke sound systems created for events such as Skyride, Carnival or Critical Mass. Until now.

Dutch designers Merel Sloother, Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jong this week unveiled a prototype of their wonderfully-whimsical ‘Feats per Minute’ project, a bicycle that uses pedal power to play vinyl records on its wheels as the rider cruises through the city.

The bike is on show until 16th October at the Dezeen Space in London.

iPhone ear trumpet

If you like your bicycle sounds a little less old school, but a whole lot more practical than the vinyl-playing bike, how about the Horn Bike by Bone? Made from silicon, the horn uses no power and manages to boost your iphones speaker output by 13db.

Velcro handlebar mounting makes it pretty useful for following directions from you phone’s GPS, too.

Cycle insurance for song

Cycle insurance from the ETA includes new-for-old cover for theft and accidental damage (race events included), third party insurance, personal accident cover and if you breakdown, they will even come out and recover you and your bike.