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City friendly cargo bike folds in ten seconds

The term city friendly cargo bike can seem like an oxymoron. If you live in a dense urban environment, chances are you could find a use for full-size cargo bike and yet it’s unlikely you will have storage facilities for a trike.

The Cargo Node is a collaboration between folder specialists Tern and cargo bike gurus Extrabike that offers the prospect of car-free city living to a new audience. With the ability to carry a payload of 160 kg, big wheels and robust rear carrier, it’s a cargo bike in every sense and yet it folds down to one third of its size in only ten seconds.

BikeVault: 21st century bicycle security

BikeVault is 21st century bicycle security; an app-enabled Boris Bike-style docking system that allows you to set off for the shops without a heavy lock. BikeVault offers vastly superior security to portable locks. Once you’ve downloaded the free app to locate your nearest space, you nsert your bicycle between two towers and scan your free BikeVault membership card, which identifies…

Halloween bicycle – walking dead, cycling survivors

Should the zombie apocalypse occur this Halloween, the only way to travel will be by bicycle. The qualities that make bicycles such a civilized way of commuting to work or popping to the shops, also happen to make them perfectly suited to avoiding zombies; bikes do not rely on oil or roads, carry a good payload and are so quiet they do not attract attention (it’s a well-known fact that zombies are attracted by noise).

Aura Belt: Flashing clothing for cyclists

The Aura Belt is the perfect way to mark the end of British Summer Time this weekend (25 October). The Aura is a nylon webbing belt with a flexible LED and fibre optic lighting system embedded within. It can be set to emit a constant glow, slow pulse or a strobing flash. ETA customers enjoy a 35% discount on Aura Belts. Enter…