Moustache handlebars might be an uncommon sight on bicycles today, but they remain a surprisingly comfortable option for tourers, road bikes and even MTBs. The main advantage the moustache configuration has over straight bars is its four or five distinct hand positions. And when compared to drop bars, although you don’t get as many positions, you get better braking power and control (compared…
Over our 27 years, we have never been what you might describe as an everyday insurance company. For starters, we are named by The Good Shopping Guide as Britain’s most ethical insurance company – and that’s in part because we are founded on a commitment to safeguard our environment. From day one, our support for the environment has been global,…
The team behind the Denny – a radical new interpretation of the urban bicycle – are appealing for a new manufacturer to resurrect the project. After winning the Oregon Manifest Bike Design competition, the battery-assisted bicycle was due to be built in small numbers by Fuji, but it was not to be. The Denny won a public vote on the…
Older cars are dramatically over-represented in fatal crashes according to analysis conducted by engineers in Australia and released to coincide with the 4th United Nations’ Global Road Safety Week (8-14 May 2017). The research reveals that older cars built before 2000 represent only 20 per cent of the vehicle fleet, and yet are involved in 33 per cent of fatal crashes.…
The bicycle manufacturer Vanmoof claims to have made its latest electric bike thief proof. The Electrified S includes a built-in tracking function that allows the bike to be located should it be stolen. So confident is the Dutch company, that it guarantees to replace a bike that’s been pinched if it cannot be traced within two weeks. The high-tech features…
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