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The recent use of bait bikes, GPS tracking and online registers by British police to snare bicycle thieves is certainly high-tech compared to the lacklustre response that has often met those that report their bike as stolen, but top marks for a proactive response goes to River police in Illinois. When a thief in River Forest broke a garage...

If Prince William decides to consign his Ducati superbike to the garage following his marriage to Kate Middleton he now has a more sedate, but no less satisfying, way to get around on two wheels in the shape of a tandem bicycle presented to the couple this week as wedding gift from London Mayor, Boris Johnson. However, according to the...

The Fuego Element Portable Grill might be more expensive and heavy than a disposable BBQ, but it is gas-powered, ready to cook at the push of a button, boasts built-in legs that fold up to become handles and features an adjustable canvas shoulder strap for easy carrying by bike. For the ultimate in mobile cooking and extra style, we suggest...

Velib is by no means the world’s first mass cycle hire scheme, but with over 20,000 bicycles and docking stations roughly every 300 metres throughout the city centre, Vélib is not only Europe’s largest and best-known pay-as-you-go cycling system, but the inspiration for London’s own Boris Bikes. Velib continues to tweak its systems in order...

Less than a month after the first British buyers took delivery of their Leaf electric cars, Nissan has unveiled a souped-up version. The LEAF NISMO RC sports a new body and while it’s long off the pace set by a Tesla Roadster, it manages 62 mph in 6.85 seconds before reaching a top speed of 93 mph. Outlandish concept cars and modified...

Elderly spectators hoping to bag the best spot on the Royal Wedding procession route, but unwilling to spend a night camping on the pavement, can now buy a caravan designed to be towed by a mobility scooter. The QTvan is small enough to be used on the pavement or even inside shops, but manages to accommodate a full-size bed and television....

The Boris Bike scheme in London is a success by any measure; the scheme had notched up an incredible one million journeys by the time it was only ten weeks old. But however successful the bike hire scheme becomes, there are inevitably times when the bikes stand in their docking stations unused…until now. Boris bikes in a spin A resourceful...

It sounds like something that ‘Q’ might fit to James Bond’s bicycle, but the SpyLamp – a LED rear light that contains a hidden GPS tracker – is available for any cyclist concerned about bike theft to buy today. The SpyLamp allows a cyclist to track the location of their bicycle anywhere in the world should it be stolen. The SpyLamp looks...

A crop of small companies specialising in cycling gear for women is springing up in Britain and may play a vital role in encouraging more women onto bikes. Cycling brands like Ananichoola and Water off a duck’s back produce clothing and accessories designed by women, for women. Why do fewer women cycle? American suffragette Susan B Anthony...

I love cycling but those of you that have read my blog before will know I am really not a fan of Lycra clad cycling – where ever possible I will put style before substance. But the great thing about cycling these days is that it can be a glamorous and elegant way to get around. With more and more bike manufactures taking inspiration from...