Innovation

Stingray – a bike light that doubles as 140 decibel alarm

Crowdfunding sought on Indiegogo for product that includes 'panic button' to remotely activate alarm

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Video: Poland gets solar-powered, glow-in-the-dark cycle path

Can emit light for around 10 hours

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London cabbie invents cyclist indicators after too many ‘near misses’

Gary Thatcher hopes to bring his product to market via Kickstarter

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Felt’s left-hand drive Olympic track bike goes on sale – for $25,999

UCI rules means bike designed to beat Team GB has to be sold commercially

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Video: Airbag helmets more effective at preventing concussion, say researchers

Stanford team pitch Hövding airbag against conventional foam helmet

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Pedal-powered Wheelys cafe can now juice & crêpe

The mobile open source cafe that exploded on crowdfunding websites can now be a juice bar, a créperie or an ice-cream bar

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Volvo unveils new pedestrian and cyclist protection on buses

Company aims to reduce 1.25m annual road deaths

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Video: Islabikes developing range of UK-manufactured sustainably-made bikes

Bikes built as part of the Imagine Project will be rented, not bought

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Leading UK motorsports firm helps bring world’s lightest folding bike to market

Hummingbird tips scales at 6.7kg and is being made by Oxfordshire-based Prodrive

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Human powered speed records broken (+video)

Results come from the latest edition of the World Human-Powered Speed Championships at Battle Mountain

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Brompton CEO says “kiss traditional bicycle goodbye”

Will Butler-Adams says he believes e-bikes will fuel development and ultimate end of traditional bicycle as technology improves

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Video: Chinese students invent bike that rides itself

Self-balancing – it doesn’t clamber onto its own saddle or owt

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Uber set to deploy self-driving fleet within two weeks

The app-based ride sharing service is set to jump ahead decades by introducing the first commercial self-driving fleet to roads

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BC’s Secret Squirrel Club now called “Room X” under F1 boffin

Cambridge Professor uses his F1 expertise for British Cycling in marginal gains quest, but says Chris Boardman's success as a pioneer left "poisoned chalice"

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Man riding Land’s End to John O’Groats… in virtual reality (+ video)

Aaron Puzey has created a DIY set-up he’s been using since May

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Could brain training enhance your cycling performance?

Pro cyclists have better responses to mental fatigue than recreational riders, study finds

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Strava launches new “Beacon” safety feature

The new feature, for Premium members only, means up to three people can be notified of where you are, even if they're not Strava users

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It would be “morally reprehensible” to delay the release of autonomous vehicles – says Elon Musk

The billionaire Tesla founder expressed his strong feelings about road safety in part of his "master plan" published this week

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See.Sense cycles past £400,000 on Crowdcube

Innovative light manufacturer looking to raise £500,000

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Pokémon GO cyclists being penalised for “cheating”

The game set its speed limit at 10mph to stop people using motorised transport to hatch monster eggs, but it's putting cyclists at a disadvantage, complain users

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Two cycling sculptures to brighten your day

One's basically a living sculpture, the other is a zebra. Both are pretty fantastic, and bound to brighten your day.

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Could Pokémon GO pose a safety threat to cyclists?

The augmented reality game, released in Australia, New Zealand and the US last week, could prove a big hit by bike - but is it safe?

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Inflatable ‘lorry skirt’ rolling out to prevent cyclists being dragged under lorries

An inflatable skirt to prevent cyclists being dragged under lorries is being introduced in London, while a Cambridge firm upgrades its fleet

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‘World’s most intelligent helmet’ vies for Kickstarter funding

The Classon helmet alerts riders to cars in blind spots, contains indicators, movement-activated brake lights as well as front and rear cameras

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Sherlock GPS bike tracker fails to reach funding goal

Now looking for alternatives sources of funding

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Boardman on HARDTalk: cycling cleanest sport in the world

Chris Boardman talks to Stephen Sackur about doping, mechanical doping, his pro career and family life

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Video: Martyn Ashton rides Fort William Downhill course

Ashton completes the course on a specially-modified mountain bike

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Two major London cycling schemes win awards for excellence in transportation

CIHT award winners for excellence in transportation, include Waltham Forest Mini Holland and Cycle Superhighway 2 schemes

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3T launches Exploro – the world’s first aero gravel/adventure frameset

Gravel bikes go aero as Gerard Vroomen and 3T look to add speed to the trail with the radical new Exploro

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“3 per cent is still a chance…” says recovering quadriplegic aiming at Paralympics

Man given a 3 per cent chance of recovery after a near-fatal spinal injury aims for Paralympics on unique Titanium trike

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