The inventor behind a revolutionary idea has won thousands of pounds to bring it into the shops.
Stephen Britt, a technician at the University of Brighton, has designed a system which uses pedal power to transformcycles into electric bikes.
It enables riders to move quicker and easier up hills.
He built a prototype and entered it into Barclays’ Take One Small Step competition.
He has been handed £50,000 to develop his idea after winning a public vote.
The 40-year-old, who works at the School of Education at Falmer, has set up a company called Fast Forward and hopes to bring the product to the market by this time next year.