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With much of Britain expecting the worst of this winter's weather, commuter cyclists face uncertain conditions cycling in snow. There are a number or accessories available to cyclists who want to adapt their bikes for snowy conditions, from metal-studded tyres to full caterpillar track systems, but a few simple tips can help you fare better...

Cars of the near future will physically nudge the driver if they get too close to a cyclist. Jaguar Land Rover this week revealed Bike Sense technology, which taps the person behind the wheel on the shoulder and rings a bicycle bell inside the car to help prevent collisions with bicycles and motorbikes. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] If a...

In a world where the default mode of transport is often the car, Rollkers battery powered roller skates are designed for short urban trips and to link different modes of public transport. The skates promise effortless, electrically-assisted travel at up to 7mph, and with minimial risk of ankle sprains. Battery powered roller skates Unlike...

Adventurer Alistair Humphreys has circumnavigated the world by bicycle, walked the lengths of holy rivers in India and coined the term 'micro adventure'; an experience that is close to home, cheap, simple, short, and yet effective. According to Humphreys, you do not need to fly to the other side of the planet to do an expedition. Adventure...

Car breakdown cover is being scrimped on by over four million motorists this winter risking those drivers an unexpected bill of well over £100. New research by Halifax found one in seven motorists either did not have car breakdown cover at all or did not know if they were covered. The research carried out by Halifax found that three in ten...

A bicycle laser with a 750-metre range to keep inattentive motorists on their toes would appeal to many cyclists, but the iTager System is not intended to leave a trail of smouldering vehicles in its wake. The universal mounting means the laser can be mounted to any object. Forget sportives, cyclo cross or downhill MTB, the two-wheel sport...

Autonomous vehicles promise safer and more efficient roads, but if there is a seeming inevitability about driverless technology, far less clear is how it will change the relationship we have with our cars. Will the current concept of private car ownership give way to networked public service vehicles that can be hailed like a cab, or will...

Cycling is already so well established in the Netherlands, that the country can afford to fine tune its provision for cyclists; the government has developed an intelligent bicycle to make two-wheeled travel safer for the elderly. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] By 2030, the Netherlands aims to reduce the number of traffic casualties on its...

As cars have become bigger and heavier, the increased size of roof pillars has created dangerous blind spots in the driver’s view that obscure pedestrians, cyclists and other cars - a problem that has prompted Jaguar Land Rover to develop transparent roof pillars for cars that give the driver an uninterrupted view outside the car and...

It's already known that cyclists typically have a level of fitness equivalent to being 10 years younger, but now scientists believe cycling could be responsible for maintaining youth itself; a two-wheeled fountain of youth. Researchers at Kings College London monitored 120 cyclists aged between 55 and 79 and failed to observe signs of...