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The Polaroid Cube action camera uses built-in magnets to mount itself quickly and easily to bicycle handlebars. GoPro might have revolutionised the action sports camera market, making its designer a billionaire in the process, but unless you throw yourself down mountainside tracks for a living you might be better suited and better suited...

There is little more frustrating when motorcycling abroad than ending up on a motorway trudge, when what you wanted was twisty roads. The TomTom Rider 400 motorbike sat nav promises to find twisty or hilly roads in 45 European countries at the press of a button. Your best routes can be shared easily with friends. Motorbike sat nav The...

It’s no secret that a car can sell on the appeal of its cup holders, but it’s an area of bicycle design usually limited to aftermarket water bottle carriers. Swedish label Bookman redresses this imbalance with its simple bicycle coffee cup holder for your handlebars. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Win your own bicycle coffee cup holder If...

Next time you take the ferry to continental Europe, you have only to look at the number of bicycles on the back of cars to know they have become a must-take accessory for summer driving holidays. After all, exploring a holiday destination by bike is a sociable, practical and cheap way to keep the kids entertained, discover beauty spots and...

The Tesla Powerwall is a solar-charged battery for your house and car. Having made a considerable fortune founding and then selling PayPal and subsequently investing in space travel and electric cars, billionaire inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk is promising to revolutionise the way we power our homes. The Powerwall is a sleek-looking...

Motorway lanes in England were closed almost half a million times last year according to Highways England – the resulting delays estimated to have cost the economy up to £1bn. Next time you find yourself at a standstill on the motorway, chances are the delay is caused by one of the following ten reasons. Motorway lane closures - Top 10...

The Hydaway is a collapsible and reusable water bottle for the iPod generation that aims to reduce the 50 billion plastic water bottles discarded each year in America alone. The brightly-coloured accessory makes an interesting alternative to a conventional bicycle bidon, too. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The Hydaway water bottle is...

If you ever stare out of your car windscreen at a seemingly endless queue of traffic, but are reluctant about swapping four wheels for two, perhaps you’re in the market for the Lanesplitter. Very much a concept vehicle, the rear-wheel-drive, all-electric vehicle is designed as a car that can split into two closed-top motorcycles. The idea...

When we built a gold-plated Brompton folder a few years back to give away in a competition, we had no idea what would become of it. After all, how practical is a 24 ct gold folding bicycle? [quote type="cycle_insurance"] We gave away the...

It’s a little too big to use for glamping, but the Groundfridge is an environmentally-friendly way to keep food, wine and beer cool without relying on electricity. Giving new meaning to the term 'walk-in fridge', the design is a modern take on the root cellar. Constructed from hand-laminated polyester, you descend into the Groundfridge via...