Halfords launches world’s first Alexa-equipped bicycle
“Alexa, take me home”

Time was, if you saw someone nattering away to their bicycle, you’d steer well clear. But soon our streets could be full of folks bantering with bikes – at least if Halfords has any say in the matter. The retailer has just unveiled the Cybic Legend and E-Legend (£TBC, on sale summer 2019), two bicycles equipped with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. Imagine: request traffic updates, turn-by-turn navigation, weather forecasts or even compile your shopping list, all without having to take your mitts off the handlebars. The bikes (the main difference between which is that the E-Legend will save you some legwork thanks to an electric motor) come with Wi-Fi and a Vodafone SIM for connectivity, GPS, a performance tracker, customisable LED lights and an HD music player, plus a lock and alarm accessed by a companion app.