Bicycle Technologies

We look at the global e-biking boom, with electric bikes becoming a common sight on New Zealand's roads and bike trails. With Ted and Margaret Watson, Neil Pollett and Simon Kennett. Audio

Paul Macdermid is measuring the impacts of vibrations experienced by mountain bikers Audio

Posties could soon be zipping about on their rounds on electric bikes. With NZ Post cycle mechanic, Rod Bardsley. Audio

Europe is going crazy for e-bikes or electric bikes. Last year some 700,000 ebikes were sold in Western Europe alone. Peter Walker from the Guardian's been looking at the phenomenon. Audio

Israeli cycling enthusiast and inventor who has designed the world's first cardboard bicycle. Audio

We hop on a hi-tech racing bike in a human performance sports lab with lecturer Phil Fink of Massey University. So what's the difference between pedalling a bike sitting down in the saddle versus… Audio

'It's all about the bike' for Robert Penn. Robert's a lifelong bike nut who's been assembling his dream ride and explores the history, design and culture of the bicycle in the process. Audio

With Grant Ryan inventer of the Yike Bike. Audio

If you want something done right, do it yourself. Or in the case of Simon Courtney of Christchurch, if you want a custom made bicycle in less than four years, build it yourself. An avid cyclist, Simon… Audio

Brooke Haverkort might be a teenager, but she's still riding a trike. It's keeping her mobile and making her the envy of her schoolmates. And it's all thanks to her trike designer dad, Chris. Now… Audio

Guim Valls, Spanish adventurer. Will this spanish eco-adventurer be the first person to circumnavigate the world by electric bike? Audio

Ian Austen's looked at how a new automatic gearshift for bicycles is performing at the Tour of California. Audio

The invention of the bicycle and we speak to bamboo bike designer Craig Calfee. Audio

In Oakland, customised, pimped-out bicycles called "scraper bikes" are the latest craze. Audio

Design student and inventor Phil Bridge has developed the first cardboard bike. Audio