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Oxcholate: A drink for ‘invalids and cyclists’ 15 Oct 2012 | 05:27 pm
Today there is a seemingly endless range of complex energy drinks, tablets, bars and gels aimed cyclists, but in the 1890s the recipes were altogether more simple. The confectioners at Rowntrees belie...
Cycle helmet with retractable eye protection 11 Oct 2012 | 09:16 pm
Helmets designed for military pilots and motorcyclists have long featured retractable eye protection, but for the first time this option is now available on a cycle helmet. Duxhelm has launched the wo...
Cut-price Nissan Leaf electric cars for 2013 10 Oct 2012 | 04:31 pm
The price of the Nissan Leaf electric car in Britain looks set to drop as production moves to Sunderland next year. The company has yet to announce the exact price but it is thought it could be around...
Cycling-specific flip flops and high heels 9 Oct 2012 | 03:01 pm
Flip flops and high heels represent polar extremes of footwear and at first appearance neither seems well suited to time spent in the saddle, but two new designs from America aim to make life more c...
High-tech green transport: Shoes with built-in GPS 4 Oct 2012 | 04:18 pm
Walkers need never again stop to ask for directions; inspired by the film The Wizard of Oz, designer Dominic Wilson has created a pair of shoes with built-in GPS navigation dubbed No Place Like Home. ...
The future of the electric car is…the skateboard 3 Oct 2012 | 07:48 pm
While car makers plough millions into pushing high-tech electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf, a tiny Californian start-up is confident its battery-powered skateboard will not only shake up the elect...
Self-inflating car tyres 2 Oct 2012 | 09:46 pm
The £440m in unnecessary fuel bills paid each year by British motorists because they fail to keep their car tyres properly inflated, could be slashed following the launch this week of self-inflating t...
Bicycle bubbles: the pedal-powered Jacuzzi 2 Oct 2012 | 05:05 pm
With pedal-powered blenders, washing machines, televisions and even iPads already on the market, perhaps it should come as little surprise to learn of the latest bicycle-inspired contraption: the Fit-...
Danny MacAskill bicycle comeback video: Extreme unicycling 1 Oct 2012 | 08:25 pm
Scottish street trials maestro Danny MacAskill has become legendary for the phenomenal success of his Youtube cycling films, but a group of unicycle riders in America has proved you don’t need two whe...
Bicycle-mounted laser projects DIY cycle lanes 26 Sep 2012 | 09:12 pm
Cycle lanes are not the panacea portrayed by politicians, the media and those who rarely take to a bike; as most cyclists know to their cost, as often as not they are poorly designed, maintained and p...
