Innovation

Liverpool students target human powered vehicle world record

University engineers hope Arion 1 Velocipede will hit 90mph

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Bespoked UK Handmade Bicycle Show 2014 preview

Handmade show heads to London for the first time this weekend, here’s a look at what you can expect to see

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Video: Learn the history of the bicycle in under 70 seconds

Beautiful and accurate animation brings more than 200 years of bicycle nostalgia in seconds of video

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Video: You can’t steer a bike in zero gravity, say researchers

Cornell University experiment shows that while it's gravity that causes you to fall off, you need it to steer

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Could this Kickstarter project from Copenhagen be a rival to the bicycle?

City is not built for being active and mobile" - says inventor based in a city rest of world aspires to for active travel

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Not sure what to wear to cycle in the rain? There’s an app for that

App scopes out current and future weather conditions on your ride and offers up the perfect wardrobe

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Paul Lew talks wheel dynamics

Reynolds’ tech guru explains all you need to know about carbon wheels

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Trek UK stores to host Precision Fit & Ladies’ Night events

Come and find out all about brand's new bike fitting system plus issues specific to female riders

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176 junctions in Greater Manchester upgraded to improve cycle safety

Initiative forms part of £650k range of measures announced today by Transport for Greater Manchester

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UCI says it’s now “in favour of innovation and technology” as it appoints new equipment committee

Governing body about to abandon 1996 anti-technology Lugano Charter?

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Cycle Eye bike detection system to be trialled on Bristol buses

Local firm's radar & camera device picks up bikes on driver's left

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Video: In the wind tunnel with Boardman

The Professor teases us with part one of a comparison between his old and new time trial bikes

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Drones – the next big thing in cycle safety, or a case of too much blue sky thinking?

Firm that brought the world the Sony Walkman says unmanned Cyclodrone aircraft could alert motorists to cyclist's presence

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Video: Aussie teen on BMX bike does world’s first front flip, forward bike flip

Better known for his daredevil tricks on a scooter, Ryan Williams can pull off the stunts on a bike too

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Paralysed trials rider Martyn Ashton back on a (hand)bike

Video superstar disabled in stunt gone wrong four months ago is eager to get back into sport

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ITV documentary of Maria Leijerstam’s record breaking trike ride to South Pole now online

45-minute film follows 6 months of preparation & 10 days of riding across the ice cap as Welsh woman sets a first

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Just in: Culprit Croz Blade Di2 Disc

Disc-ready road frame with Shimano's new hydraulic stoppers lands at road.cc towers

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Google Glass U-turn in prospect as DfT considers letting drivers use tech device despite safety warnings

Government department confirms it is in talks with tech giant but road safety campaigners warn of more driver distraction

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Guy Martin back on the bike for human (and pedal) powered flight record bid (+ video)

Next Sunday's episode 3 of Channel 4 series Speed with Guy Martin sees Isle of Man TT racer attempt to take to the sky under his own steam

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2014 Cycling Trends and Predictions

Balls out, shawls on as the road.cc team pool their mystical powers to see what the future portends for the coming year in cycling

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Missed Guy Martin’s 110mph+ record attempt on TV last night? You can watch it on catch-up service 4oD

Isle of Man TT star's latest TV show saw him take on Dave Le Grys's record set in 1986 - but did he do it?

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Isle of Man TT star switches to bicycle for TV attempt on 110mph British record (+ video)

Opening episode of new Channel 4 series Speed with Guy Martin features attempt on Dave Le Grys's record

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Video: Bike designer Mike Burrows in forthcoming documentary Bicycle: The Film

Lotus bike designer still as outspoken as ever about bike industry conservatism

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VIDEO: Green gimp attempts to break speed cam record

Papier mache aero kit and 'Hulking' - will it make one ordinary cyclist hit super-speed?

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Laser bike light scoops £10,000 UK student business prize (+ video)

Emily Brooke and team behind Blaze will use cash to research drivers' blind spots

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Video: Design Behind the Bike traces bike history, technology & aesthetics

Bernard Hinault, Phil Liggett and many more in new Open University video series

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Cadel Evans turns guinea pig for medical research by riding inside MRI scanner

Researchers hope experiment will lead to improved treatment for patients with heart and lung disease

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10 minute interview: Chris Boardman

Chris Boardman explains where bike design is going next and why he had to turn down a role with the UCI

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Trial of driverless pods on pavements of Milton Keynes heralds “science fiction future” (+ video)

Technology could be the future of urban transport, say ministers

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