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The latest bicycle light is a flashing water bottle. The Candea Elite uses LEDs and the diffusive properties of water to transform itself into a distinctive flashing beacon. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The Candea Elite can be switched between bikes and the base section that contains the LED can easily be removed. As you would expect, the...

The smallest electric car in the world is the Walk Car - a vehicle so diminutive in size, you can carry it in a handbag. The walk car is the size and weight of an old-fashioned laptop. While prospective buyers of the Nissan Leaf or BMW i3 might suffer from range anxiety, users of the Walk Car can simply pop it in a carrier bag when it runs...

WingLights bicycle indicators use powerful magnets to snap into place on almost any set of handlebars. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Universal mounts attached to a bicycle's handlebars allow WingLights to snap on and off in seconds. Once activated by a button at its tip, each WingLight flashes at the same frequency as indicators on cars...

There’s no doubting the practicality of the folding bicycle, but small wheels can feel at the mercy of pot-holed city streets – a challenge the Fat Bad overcomes with balloon tyres sitting on reinforced 4” rims. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Fat Bad Available in matt black, matt green, fluorescent green or pearl white and with a choice of...

A motorcyclist has captured on film the moment he came face to face with HGV danger and lived to tell the tale. If you thought HGV danger was limited to becoming trapped on the nearside, think again. Shocking new footage on YouTube reveals that a left turning lorry is as much of a threat to those in oncoming traffic as it is to those...

The Bolt electric moped promises the convenience of a scooter with the environmental performance of an electric bicycle. Electric cars like the Nissan Leaf and BMW i3 offer a tantalizing glimpse of silent and low-pollution motoring, but they cost so much to buy that battery-powered motoring remains an exclusive club. No surprise then that...

The Vivid Lock is wearable bike security with built-in LED lights. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Fabricated from nylon, clear PVC and waterproof LED strips, the Vivid lock has 30 white lights facing forwards and 30 red ones at the rear. The idea is that it saves you having to carry a separate lock and lights. The team behind the Vivid Lock...

Car doors that protect themselves against dings have been developed by German engineering specialists Kiekert. The Citroen Cactus features Air Bump door protectors - cushions of plastic which protect the bodywork. The distinctive-looking translucent panels are designed to be...

TrackerPad is a GPS sticker for your bicycle. No larger than a ten pence coin, the rechargeable pad promises to pinpoint the location of a stolen bike wherever it is in the world to within 2.5 metres. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Using a built-in SIM card and a GPS measuring only 10 x 3.8 mm, the TrackerPads claim to be small and slim...

Drivers have been borrowing bicycle technology since the earliest days of motoring. Behold today's best bicycle hacks for cars. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The idea that drivers and cyclists are distinct and separate groups is entirely false – not least because most cyclists also own cars. In fact, if it wasn’t for his many years’...