New technology turns low - tech bicycles into hi - fi machines . A Japanese firm is working on a bicycle that doubles as an air filter . MIT has developed a technology that turns ordinary bikes into electric hybrids . ` ` Blaze '' beams a laser onto the road to improve cycle safety .
New inventions turning low-tech bikes into sci-fi machines . A Thai firm is working on a bicycle that doubles as an air filter . MIT has developed a wheel that turns ordinary bikes into electric hybrids . `` Blaze '' beams a laser onto the road to increase cycle safety .