With over 10 million bicycles on its roads, Beijing is one of the great cycling cities of the world, but its air is amongst the most polluted on the planet. British artist Matt Hope draws attention to the problem with his breathing bicycle, a piece of sculpture that filters dirty air courtesy of a collection of recycled components including an old dustbin from Ikea and…
The Government is proposing to raise the speed limit for lorries on rural roads by up to 25 per cent. The national speed limit for heavy goods vehicles on single carriageway roads is currently 40mph, but there are moves to increase it to either 45mph or 50mph. Road haulage companies argue that the 40 mph speed limit causes: “unnecessary cost to vehicle operators, congestion, avoidable…
At this time of the year, having a choice of transport can be the enemy of the cycle commuter; it’s understandable that the sight of frost or freezing fog on a dull winter’s morning can have even the enthusiastic cyclist reaching for the car keys or Oyster card, but it doesn’t make the decision to leave the bike at home an easy…
Cycling on urban roads can feel like a primordial battle, so it’s perhaps fitting that New York designer Taylor Simpson has come up with a pair of bicycle handlebars that look like a stag’s antlers. The black antler look magnificent and might encourage drivers to look properly before pulling into the path of bicycles, but the handlebars are likely to…
Argue all you like about the wicking properties of your chamois leather insert, Lycra cycling shorts may be practical but they are quite rightly regarded as a sartorial faux pas. Until now. The latest all-in-one design is modelled on a two-piece suit together and boasts a handkerchief in the top pocket and a dapper red neck tie. The skin-suit costs $150 from Podium…
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