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Win a wall mounted work stand

Once you have a basic set of tools, a work stand is the next step towards cycle maintenance nirvana. The X-Tools Workshop Prep Stand is adjustable in all directions to allow easy access to every part of your bike and a cam locking lever to ensure you don’t exert too much pressure on your bike’s frame. Best of all for…

It’s been a bad month for road danger reduction

It has been a bad month for road danger. The media circus surrounding the tragic death of a woman in London who died following a collision involving a cyclist has prompted the Government to order an urgent review of cycling and the law, and write to all major cycling organisations to ask them to remind their members to respect the…

moveE: The world’s most affordable electric cargo trikes

The widespread use of cargo trikes in cities would have a transformative effect on our collective quality of life, but the fact that most cost as much as a secondhand car has suppressed their uptake – perhaps until now. The new moveE electric cargo trikes launched recently at a price of £1,300 including a GPS tracking feature, but not delivery (about…

Crank Brothers bicycle tool bling up for grabs

If a tool works well, why shouldn’t it look good great, too? The Crank Brothers 19-function multi tool features a durable and lightweight steel and aluminium construction – and in anodised gold, it adds a bit of bicycle bling to your toolbox. With an overall length of less than 9 cm and tipping the scales at 175g, the multi tool comes…

Electric bus covers 1,100 miles on single charge

An electric bus has covered over 1,000 miles on a single charge to claim a world record for driving the longest distance by an electric vehicle on a single charge. Proterra’s 40-foot bus squeezed 1,101.2 miles from 660 kWh of energy storage capacity. The creators of the bus hope their technology will have a disruptive impact on the transit market because of its…