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British inventor develops wheelie bin bicycle trailer (VIDEO)

We previously published an article about Bike Mine, an invention by Yannick Read to deter bike theft. When tripped by a thief, BIKE MINE detonates a 150db blast of sound which can be used for protecting your bicycle. The product was just one of a series of bike-related inventions from Read. Amongst his other inventions were the world’s loudest bike horn,...

Saudi women set up cycling club in Jeddah (VIDEO)

A cycling club for women was established in Saudi Arabia recently which has seen a steady increase in growth. Al-Besklita was founded by Nadima Abu al-Enein eighteen months ago and the group meet at the corniche in Jeddah for bike rides. Participation in sport by Saudi women has been extremely difficult in the past. According to a report in Arabian...

Midsummer Liffey Cycle supporting segregated cycle route to take place tomorrow

The Midsummer Liffey Cycle which is supporting a safe segregated Liffey cycle route is set to take place tomorrow - June 18 - starting in the Phoenix Park. The event is part of Bike Week and is being organised by Dublin Cycling Campaign. The group will be setting off from just west of the Phoenix Monument along the main Chesterfield...

Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka shortlisted for Beyond Sport Global Awards

Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka and Qhubeka have been shortlisted for the prestigious annual Beyond Sport Global Awards, in the Best Partnership or Collaboration category. The awards, currently in their ninth year, are aimed at giving recognition to organisations that are successfully using sport to promote and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Qhubeka and Team Dimension Data for...

Cycling Ireland Calls for Safer Roads during UN Global Road Safety Week

This week marks the fourth UN Global Road Safety Week, which runs from the 8th – 14th May 2017. This year the campaign is placing a key focus on speed and what can be done in this key risk factor in road traffic death and injuries, as excess speed contributes to approximately one third of accident fatalities. In addition...

Study shows that swearing could improve your cycling

New research has shown that uttering profanities can increase your physical performance by up to 8%. The research was led by Dr. Richard Stephens from the University of Keele. The research involved conducting a series of experiments with people who repeated either a swear word or a neutral word as they exercised on a stationary bike, or else performed a...

TV presenter Jeremy Vine posts video of road rage incident (VIDEO)

TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine has posted footage on Twitter today of a motorist cutting across his path as he cycles through London. The incident happened on Kensington High Street which Vines describes in the video as "one of the most dangerous in London." In the video, the driver of the black Mercedes turns onto a side street cutting across...

The blind man who uses echo location to ride his bike (VIDEO)

Daniel Kish is an expert in human echo location which is the ability of humans to detect objects in their environment by sensing echoes from those objects, by actively creating sounds – for example, by tapping their canes, lightly stomping their foot, snapping their fingers, or making clicking noises with their mouths. People trained to orient by echo location...

The Col Collective take on Trollstigen in Norway (VIDEO)

The latest video from The Col Collective sees Mike Cotty take on the climb of Trollstigen in Norway. Trollstigen is part of Norwegian County Road 63 in Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county that connects the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma and the village of Valldal in Norddal Municipality. The road is closed during late autumn and winter and a...

Anti-cycling posters placed on lampposts on the Hill of Howth

A number of posters have been placed on lampposts on the Hill of Howth in North County Dublin in recent days taking aim at cyclists. The posters were placed on the south side of the climb between Howth Head and Sutton with messages such as 'We own the road, don't we,' which shows two cyclists in front of cars which...

Research suggests hi-viz vests for cyclists will not prevent close passes by motorists

A proposal to make the use of hi-viz vests and helmets compulsory for cyclists in Ireland has been in the news recently. At this week's conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), sergeants and inspectors from the Sligo-Leitrim division have called for the new legislation to make hi-vis clothing for pedestrians and cyclists. The motion for pedestrians...

Research suggests hi-viz vests for cyclists will not prevent closes passes by motorists

A proposal to make the use of hi-viz vests and helmets compulsory for cyclists in Ireland has been in the news recently. At this week's conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), sergeants and inspectors from the Sligo-Leitrim division have called for the new legislation to make hi-vis clothing for pedestrians and cyclists. The motion for pedestrians...

The Cycle of Good – Upcycling old inner tubes (VIDEO)

The Cycle of Good is a project which is helping to end poverty by upcycling waste products which are turned into useful products by trained artisans in Malawi who are earning a good living. The short film below shows how old blown out inner tubes are being saved from landfill in the UK and turned into various useful products such...

Bugatti unveil new lightweight bike with a price tag of $39,000

Luxury car manufacturer Bugatti have designed a new bike - the PG Bugatti Bike - which they describe as the "lightest special urban bike in the world" and its yours to buy for USD$39,000. The bike weighs less than 5 kilograms and has been developed in conjunction with PG in Regensburg, Germany and manufactured by Kußmaul. Production of the PG...

The wheel that lets you convert any bike to an electric bike in 60 seconds

UrbanX is an electric E-bike wheel that can be swapped with your current front wheel allowing you to convert your bike to an electric bike in seconds. The project has been launched on Kickstarter and at the time of writing had received over $100,000 in pledges from 224 backers. According to the UrbanX team, the wheel requires only a wrench and...

Four projects to promote cycling in Dublin receive funding

Four companies have received funding of €25,000 each from Dublin City Council and Enterprise Ireland to help develop smart solutions to promote cycling in Dublin. The money being funded to the tech companies is part of the Smart Dublin Small Business Innovation Research. The various projects aim to deter bike theft, increase safety for cyclists and help journey planning. This...

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