Clifton CC

Innovation can go too far. Apparently the pre-crashed look of this bike is to make the junction between the tubes bigger and therefore stiffer...

...and it can be yours for the low, low price of £3300 for the frame-only. Actually, building it up yourself might be a good idea, because it is possible it's an example of this phenomenon. It could be the ordinary components that make it look so odd. Fit it with a Mavic Mektronic groupset, ISM saddle, Onda forks, PowerCranks, and some Cannondale Octopus pedals and it might loop back round all the way to being tasteful. Sadly hydraulic road brakes aren't available yet, and the invention of a practical hub-less wheel remains elusive, so a completely convention-defying bicycle isn't possible.

BTW, the helmet strap wind cheating pad thing has already been done.

A gps tracking unit for stolen bikes... I know the pain of it - problem is powering the gps for a large amount of time...

Get cracking cos I want one...

Oh dear. Just seen Robs post. I used to race with Spinach bars in the old days. But then i do have popeye arms. Oh, and I can't afford a winter bike so use race blades. And my race kit is all black. At least when commuting I use an Altura flourescent vest with two large LED lights on the back and Hope 240lumen LED light on the front with a cateye flasher and another two LEDs on my bike. Still got motorists cutting me up - "sorry mate didn't see you". I loved spinach bars and still ride with invisible imaginary ones on my bike. Not fell off once with them either.

Asymetrical bikes already too with the Pinarello Dogma that Sky ride.

Anyway, for innovations I think it is necessary to really think out of the box - hence the dishwasher. Maybe some more research into legal supplements to make you go faster. Lots of them about but little research into the actual effectiveness.

One innovation I would like is a suitable turbo training track that is suitably motivating. About 170bpm or so, but not quite so annoying. Maybe one done alongside a really good session I use called Triple T. Extreme Euphoria mixed by Lisa Lashes comes close to getting the motivation up for turboing. You just wouldn't want to listen to it normally.