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We make it 1968 hours (and counting) before the clocks go forward. Sunday 27 March might seem a way off, but we're already dreaming of daylight at both ends of the cycle commute. To help you count down to BST, we're giving away a stylish stem clock for your bicycle. The clock attaches quickly and easily to the stem of almost any bike. All...

Research by Cycling UK has highlighted the shocking scale of a loophole that allows dangerous drivers to escape automatic driving bans; almost one in five drivers who accumulate 12 penalty points manage to escape bans by arguing disqualification would result in “exceptional hardship”. A Parliamentary question from Labour Peer Lord Berkeley...

Just in case Santa forgets to bring you socks later this week (and after the year we've had, nothing would surprise us), we've got you covered. Constructed with light mesh to allow maximum ventilation, Primal socks promise to keep you dry and comfortable with their sweat-wicking properties, but most importantly they sport a fetching...

In a series of week-long trips during 2021, Lee Craigie and Jenny Graham travelled the length of the Dee, the Tay and the Clyde by bike, packraft, and on foot, recording as they went. You can now listen to their exploits and thoughts on YouTube, Soundcloud, or wherever you get your podcasts - just search for ‘Source to Sea’...

You can now travel by train from Portugal all the way to Singapore, according to rail blogger Mark Smith, the man behind the excellent website The Man in Seat 61. According to his estimates, the 11,654-mile journey from Lagos via Paris, Moscow, Beijing and Bangkok could be done in three weeks. The epic journey is now possible thanks to a...

An article this week in the Sunday Telegraph has reignited arguments over low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs). The principle argument put forward by veteran transport campaigner John Stewart seems to be that LTN schemes displace traffic from quiet residential streets to surrounding boundary roads and nearby main roads. However, the data he...

The idea behind the Viz comic 'cycle shed' might not be so crazy after all. With an estimated 800 bicycles stolen every day in Britain, how else does the urban cyclist short on space expected to store an expensive bike? We thought we'd cracked it with our flat-pack skip, or as we describe it - an urban clocking device for bicycles. Entirely...

If the test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable, then road danger is an indictment of how we do things currently in Britain. Take for example the road featured in the video below. Crossed by hundreds of children every day, no provision is made for their safety because the road is classed as a 'priority 3 situation', which...

Tesla owners can now play video games on the car's centre console while the car is in motion, according to reports this week in The New York Times. Given that legislation does not yet permit Tesla electric cars to operate in full 'auto-pilot' mode, the software update that allows gaming while on the move may fall foul of state laws in...

When you're short of space, bicycle storage becomes an exercise in creativity. However, if disguising your bike as a loo roll holder seems a step too far, how about using a bit of wall space? The Hiplok Jaw is a compact wall-mounted bike rack for storing bicycles, which works just as well inside or out. The adjustable design fits all...