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The Alter Bike is a fuel cell electric bicycle that has no need for plugs and sockets. Electric bicycles, or pedelecs, do not have the same requirement for recharging infrastructure as electric cars – after all, if you run out of juice, you just pedal home – but...

The rapid rise of air travel in Europe that is cheap and easy to book has seen rail operators miss a trick – a fact not lost on British start-up Loco2.com, an online travel agent focussed exclusively on rail and dedicated to making rail travel in Europe as easy as booking a flight. The Loco2.com website makes it possible for the first time...

The ECLAIREUR is a stylish, double-breasted and illuminated jacket aimed squarely at the smart urban cyclist. The jacket is waterproof and breathable, featuring back and side vents, a removable reflective arm band that stores in discreet pouch within the sleeve, and...

The Vintage Electric E-Tracker marries 100-year-old styling with modern battery technology to create an exciting electric bicycle/moped hybrid. The £2,700 bike offers a tantalizing glimpse of what commuters could be riding to work if legislation recognised, and promoted, electric vehicles other than cars. Evoking the elegant lines of the...

A pair of entrepreneurs are seeking funding for their 'dynopod' concepts - pedal-powered workstations that exploit the efficiency of a bicycle to power a range of tools including laptops, food processors and water pumps. Pedal Power's dynopods could help counteract inactive...

Say what you like about London Mayor Boris Johnson, but there is little doubt he is a dyed-in-the-wool cyclist - as vulnerable to the curse of the flat battery as the rest of us. Johnson was exposed as having ridden without a rear light by a cab driver, who called the mayor during Ask Boris, his weekly phone-in show on London radio station...

The Ziesel is an extreme mobility scooter that laughs in the face of extreme weather and terrain. Of the 300,000 mobility scooters in Britain, most are surprisingly capable at tackling slopes, curbs and small steps, but occasionally they do get into difficulty - there is even a breakdown recovery service for mobility scooters. However, it...

Looking like a tendril from the stunning Beijing Olympics bird’s nest stadium, the soon-to-be-built Changsha Meixi lake crossing is another example of the cutting-edge architecture being employed around the world to build landmark pedestrian bridges - a celebration of walking that is always to be encouraged. The architectural practice, NEXT...

What if you need to store your bicycle outside, but are without a garden shed? Bike thieves always go for easy pickings first, but they are notoriously resourceful and brazen when need be. The upshot for cyclists is that thieves will remove the hinges from a garden shed, pull aside fence posts to pop open side gates and even demolish a...

Britain has been slow in its uptake of electric bikes, but recent home-grown designs such as the GoCycle and Jivebike may finally get battery-powered bicycles the attention they deserve. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The Jivebike hides its battery and drive shaft inside a sleek aluminium frame. Marcin Piatkowski came up with the design...