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It has been a bad month for road danger. The media circus surrounding the tragic death of a woman in London who died following a collision involving a cyclist has prompted the Government to order an urgent review of cycling and the law, and write to all major cycling organisations to ask them to remind their members to respect the highway...

The widespread use of cargo trikes in cities would have a transformative effect on our collective quality of life, but the fact that most cost as much as a secondhand car has suppressed their uptake - perhaps until now. The new moveE electric cargo trikes launched recently at a price of £1,300 including a GPS tracking feature, but not...

Once you have a basic set of tools, a work stand is the next step towards cycle maintenance nirvana. The X-Tools Workshop Prep Stand is adjustable in all directions to allow easy access to every part of your bike and a cam locking lever to ensure you don’t exert too much pressure on your bike’s frame. Best of all for those of us short on...

How well do you know the cycling history of your local area? Over the course of the last 18 months and as part of our helping Kingston to deliver its Go Cycle project, we have discovered the borough has a rich history of cycling, cyclists and bike manufacturing. For example, John ‘Happy Jack’ Keen attended a local school, developed a love...

An electric bus has covered over 1,000 miles on a single charge to claim a world record for driving the longest distance by an electric vehicle on a single charge. Proterra’s 40-foot bus squeezed 1,101.2 miles from 660 kWh of energy storage capacity. The creators of the bus hope their technology will have a disruptive impact on the transit...

If a tool works well, why shouldn't it look good great, too? The Crank Brothers 19-function multi tool features a durable and lightweight steel and aluminium construction - and in anodised gold, it 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 multi tool comes in...

Renting a vehicle is a staple element of the fly drive holiday, but unscrupulous practices by car hire companies are leaving thousands of travellers with a sour taste, not to mention slimmer wallet. Here we have compiled warnings that we have received from our own members following their travels to continental Europe. Insurance hard sell...

The animated image above fails to do justice to the intricacy and charm of the cardboard bicycles on this pop-up card by lovepopcards.com. In fact, why not experience the card for your self? We have three to give away - simply leave us a message at the bottom of this page and let us know who you would send it to if you won the draw and we...

One day we may look back and wonder how 40-ton lorries were ever allowed to rumble through our villages and city streets. Though they make up only 3% of vehicles, lorries account for one quarter of Europe’s road transport emissions - a figure that's expected to grow as traffic increases further. On top of that, heavy goods vehicles are...

We love a good tool, and the range from Full Windsor enables you to maintain your bicycle on the go with a touch of style. Featuring a chain breaker with a tool grade stainless steel pin, The Breaker uses the tool bit extender as a handle, giving you the capability of a workshop chain breaker in a multi tool. And it all fits in a stylish...