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How much weight can you shave off by drilling your chainring? Plus the 15g rear bike light, Wahoo x Zwift discounts, new stuff from Campagnolo and Insta360, and loads more…

Is this inflatable helmet “four times safer than testing standards”? Are chainless bikes a genius or terrible idea? And is this really the smartest ever action camera? All will be revealed in our round-up of the week’s top bike tech…

Sat, Nov 25, 2023 12:00

Could this pocket-sized electric pump consign mini pumps and CO2 cartridges to history?

This nifty pump weighs just 178g, inflates an inner tube to 120psi, and comes with a digital display

Fri, Oct 27, 2023 12:17

Where are they now? The best, worst and wackiest cycling crowdfunders and what happened to them

Since about the early 2010s, Kickstarter and Indiegogo have provided some bike brands with ideal platforms to launch a product. For others it didn't go so well...

Fri, Apr 14, 2023 14:30

Beeline launches £800,000 crowdfunded investment drive to fund next stage of expansion

London-based GPS navigation firm which aims to give users safe and enjoyable routes launched its Velo 2 device last month

Mon, Jul 25, 2022 14:09

Does this affordable rear view bike camera with integrated light have the battery life for all-day adventures?

Now crowdfunding on Kickstarter, this bike camera with integrated 80 lumen rear light offers a huge 9.5 hours of video and audio recording time at 1080p @ 30fps

Tue, Dec 14, 2021 12:50

Bikeshare start-up offering free 20 minute rides secure £1.8 million funding to grow fleet to 2,000 e-bikes

HumanForest offer the first 20 minutes riding for free on their fleet of e-bikes, that use renewable energy and are currently located in the London Borough of Islington

Thu, Sep 10, 2020 14:09

Outdoor and bike brand Alpkit raises £1.5m in crowdfunding – in less than an hour

Owner of Sonder bike brand which also sells comprehensive bikepacking luggage range doubled its target on Crowdcube

Thu, Jul 02, 2020 09:02

The FLX Babymaker: an e-bike that went on a 2,200 mile journey, then raised £2 million on Indiegogo

The intriguing-looking FLX Babymaker was road-tested by its founder during a 2,200 mile trip across Europe before it began crowdfunding, and it's proved very popular so far

Mon, Apr 13, 2020 15:12

London cyclist found jointly liable for crash with pedestrian gets £60K-plus bill

Crowdfunding from the cycling community helped Robert Hazeldean cut his own bill down to just under £3,000

Mon, Feb 24, 2020 11:28

Cargo bike taxi and delivery service looking to raise £150k via crowdfunding

Shorter journey times and a cleaner alternative

Fri, Oct 26, 2018 11:30