We tend to live our lives by default. And for most of us, our choice of bicycle is no different. It matters not whether we undertake a daily city commute, a weekly shopping trip or the occasional amble through the local park, most of us plump for a mountain bike. The majority of cyclists in this country forgo mudguards, a kickstand and…
It’s the cycling accessory that no one needs, but every cyclist will want; Trotify is a wooden device that sits on your front wheel and makes your bike clop like a horse. Trotify fits to the front brake mount, just like a reflector, and uses the movement of the wheel to clack together two halves of a coconut. The average…
It’s a product worthy of the Innovations Catalogue, the glossy brochure of gadgets that used to fall from the pages of the Sunday newspapers; WALK-A-BIKE is a strap designed to makes it easy to walk or jog long distances with a bicycle at your side. It’s not altogether clear why one would want to walk a bike for exercise when it’s so…
What do you do when a much-loved bicycle finally gives up the ghost? Regan Appleton first practiced bicycle taxidermy on his father’s once-prized, but long-discarded mountain and road bikes and now offers a commercial service to cyclists facing mechanical bereavement mounting the prize steed’s handlebars on a plaque in the style of a hunting trophy. An epitaph of the horned beast’s legacy…
No one can say for certain whether it’s dangerous to cycle while wearing headphones, but whatever the case, you can hedge your bets with the iHat – a beanie with built-in speakers that keeps your head warm and more than likely allows you to hear more of what’s going on around you while you listen to music. At around £10 from Amazon,…
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