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Say goodbye to electricity bills for your electric bicycle. The Falco eCiti is a new type of rear wheel that transforms your bicycle into both a pedelec and an indoor turbo trainer so you can re-charge its batteries yourself. DIY battery charging Falco describes the eCiti as the world's first indoor/outdoor pedelec system. Supplied with its...

Lorries sold in Europe will have to feature cyclist and pedestrian detection systems, cab design that offers improved direct vision and intelligent speed assistance under proposals expected to become law in 2018. It is unclear whether a post-Brexit Britain will follow suit and adopt the law itself. While representing only three per cent of...

The Bookman bicycle whistle might be based on nineteenth century technology, but its benefits for urban cyclists has never been more useful. Established in Birmingham in 1870, Acme Whistles recently teamed up with bicycle accessory manufacturer, Bookman, to create a new design of whistle for today’s rider. The bicycle whistle produces a...

The driverless car promises a future free of road danger, but while most will welcome an end to speeding, road rage and dangerously tired drivers, how best to sell the idea to those British motorists reluctant to take a back seat? Concept designers Rinspeed think they have the answer; Oasis is a driverless car that doubles up as a garden. A...

What better way to ring in the changes of a new year than a beautifully engineered titanium bicycle bell? Unlike a traditional bicycle bell, the Oi bicycle bell wraps discreetly around the handlebar in a way that looks as good on a vintage ride as it does on a road bike. As well as reexamining the way a traditional bicycle bell looks,...

With a capacity of 300, the latest bus unveiled by Volvo is world’s largest and promises a seat for every passenger. The Gran Artic 300 is bi-articulated – its three sections measuring a total of 30 metres in length. The vehicles are so long that they require their own dedicated lanes. Dubbed bus rapid transit (BRT), the giant vehicles...

To work out how much vehicle excise duty (commonly referred to as car tax or road tax) you will pay for your car from 1 April 2017, you need to know how much CO2 it emits. You can find this on your vehicle’s V5C registration certificate (log book) or new keeper details section (V5C/2). VED vehicle duty tax bands 2017 (petrol & diesel...

Commuters in the near future will glide to work astride sleek electric bikes soothed by sounds from built-in onboard speakers. At least that's the vision conjured by Noordung with its latest range of electric bikes. The Noordung Angel Edition is an exotic handmade urban bike that offers a glimpse of what is possible when the designers of...

The beauty of cycling is that it’s a simple pleasure – a bike can be bought for very little and you don’t need a licence or any specialist equipment. Unlike drivers, cyclists are not obliged to buy cycle insurance, but that’s not to say it isn’t a good idea to have it. At its most basic, cycle insurance protects against theft. In fact, if...

A watch that doubles up as a smart handlebar-mounted computer has been launched by a group of Swiss cycling enthusiasts. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The Moskito is an analogue tachometer that displays current speed, distance travelled and average speed. After your ride you can easily upload your data to Strava or Garmin Connect....