Riding

​Listening to music can be a great way to relax for humans, but its benefits don't stop there - at least, that's what the team at HorseCom would have you believe. Using a specially designed headset, the company says it can help keep nervous horses calm through the power of music. ​

French startup Asphalt Labs has developed a gesture-controlled ride assistant that brings some basic but useful functions, like navigation and call alerts, to the handlebars of commuters.

If you regularly take off into the hinterlands on a bike or horse, there's a chance you could crash and not be able to summon help. That's why David Coleman developed the Ridersmate. If you fall off your bike/horse, it automatically sends a text message to let people know that something's amiss.

Canadian-based start-up North45 has developed a cleverly designed two-piece scarf with an integrated magnet that stays fixed to your goggles while providing an escape route for your breath.

Ordinarily when you prop a bicycle onto a trainer, you're in for an experience akin to riding an exercise bike. But with its new Rock and Roll trainer, Kinetic is aiming to give riders a more authentic experience when riding, with its frame that allows the bicycle to sway as the rider trains.

This fully road-legal BatPod replica looks like a nightmare to ride, with its dual 360-section tyres... But it's quite a piece of engineering!

A new bicycle dynamo system with in-built intelligence can help recharge the modern cyclists’ arsenal of battery-powered devices they rely on for communications, navigation and entertainment - on the fly.

LightLane is a clever concept that uses lasers to project a virtual bike lane on the ground behind and around the cyclist.

The Gruber Assist is an electric auxiliary drive that can be retrofitted to practically any bicycle to give your legs some respite on steep hills or long rides.

Stylex releases its new range of bottom friendly road bikes to provide a more pain and injury free riding experience.