The Marin Northside Trail Bike was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets and one that got a big thumbs up from presenter Tim Lovejoy. The Marin Northside is apparently exceptionally light for a mountain bike and allows you to do amazing tricks, or just carry it around easily if you’re not into attempting 360 degree stunt jumps on it.

It costs around £625 according to gadget guru Seema Parmar, but we’ve found it for £599.

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The GoCycle was the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. At around £1200 the Go Cycle is not cheap, but it’s perfect for a commute to work if you don’t want to get too sweaty. Something for the Weekend gadget expert Seema Parmar explained that the Go Cycle had an electric boost function allowing you to go up to 15 miles per hour without pedalling - great for travelling uphill or against the wind.

The GoCycle is designed so that the chain and the internal mechanics of the bike are protected by an outer shell. This also protects your clothing from getting caught up in the bike chain. Tim Lovejoy said the GoCycle works really well. A red button on the handlebars turns the engine on and off.

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Katie Melua appeared on The Gadget Show to help test several in-car entertainment systems. The highest rated system according to Gadget Show presenter Jon Bentley was the Kenwood DNX-9240BT. Despite being the most expensive of the three systems at around £1300, the Kenwood delivers the best sound quality, pretty good video playback and a very good sat nav interface, making it the Gadget Show in-car entertainment system of choice.

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The new Formula 1 season is back this weekend for a new season, and back on the BBC after a long stint on ITV. The season kicks off in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix this weekend. Defending F1 champion Lewis Hamilton will have his work cut out this season with the McLaren team really struggling for pace in practice.

British F1 fans needn’t despair however, because Jensen Button has a real shout this year with his new team Brawn GP - Jensen has been leading the pack in practice sessions in Barcelona and should be a real F1 title contender this year. Brawn GP was borne out of the old Honda team, and run by Ross Brawn formerly of Ferrari. Others likely to be challenging for pole position are Robert Kubica of BMW, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikonnen and Felipe Massa.

Betting on the F1 Australian Grand Prix this weekend is easy with Paddy Power - there are a range of bets to choose from.

Click here to bet on the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix with Paddy Power

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Top Gear DVD called The Great Adventures Volume 2 features the Botswana Special (Director’s Cut) and the Vietnam Special from the hit BBC2 motoring show. See Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take on tough terrain and different cultures in different vehicles as they encounter the Kalahari desert, the Makgadikgadi salt pans and other African wonders in the Botswana Special. Then watch as they attempt to cross the entire country of Vietnam in just 8 days using only motorcycles.

Top Gear the Great Adventures Volume 2 is a great addition to the DVD library of any motoring or Top Gear fan - it contains plenty of motoring-related thrills and spills.

Click here to buy the Top Gear DVD: Top Gear - The Great Adventures Volume 2

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Navman Wireless were the subject of a special feature on today’s Working Lunch. Navman Wireless provide vehicle tracking devices and software, and mobile messaging. In today’s credit crunch climate companies are looking to cut costs and run as efficiently as possible. Navman Wireless sell tracking devices that can be installed into company vehicles so that the company can see exactly where their salesmen, managers etc are at any given time and can track their route throughout the working day.

Navman Wireless combines satellite technology with the internet to pinpoint their tracked vehicles. Even if it seems a little ‘Big Brother’, the Navman Wireless should improve the efficiency and cut the costs of businesses with several company cars on the go.

Click here to find out more about Navman Wireless as seen on Working Lunch

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The Boomboarder electric skateboard, Boom Border or Boom Borda 2 Junior Electric Skateboard to give it its proper name, was the third of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. The Boom Border 2 is bigger than your average skateboard, but what really separates it from other skateboards is that it is electric powered. It comes with a handheld remote control for speeding up or slowing down. Direction is controlled as on a normal skateboard by shifting your weight in the appropriate direction. The Boom Boarder 2 Junior Electric Skateboard is around £150.

Click here to purchase a Boom Borda 2 Junior Electric Skateboard as seen on Something for the Weekend

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Mike Welch, founder of Blackcircles.com, an online discount tyre specialist, appeared on Working Lunch to talk about his tyres business. Blackcircles.com have been around for 7 or 8 years now. The idea behind Blackcircles.com is simple - it effectively allows customers to order new tyres online or through the call centre. You simply enter your tyre size, then receive a list of around 20,000 tyres specific to your tyre size. You then enter your postcode, choose one of Blackcircles.com franchised stores, choose the time and date you would like your new tyres fitted, pay online and then simply drop your car off on the day you have chosen.

The advantages of using Blackcircles.com: there are thousands of outlets all over the country, prices are up to 40% less than other tyre retailers and you can easily order online. You don’t fit the tyres yourself, the Blackcircles.com outlet does that for you.

Mike Welch said that Blackcircles.com is focused on maintaining the best price possible for tyres for their customers in these turbulent financial times.

Click here to order new tyres online from Blackcircles.com, the UK discount tyre specialist, as seen on Working Lunch

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Top Gear is back and better than ever, and now they have released a Top Gear CD box set jam packed with a load of ’sub zero’ driving anthems by artists like:

• Kaiser Chiefs
• U2
• The Fratellis
• Duffy
• The Who
• Mark Ronson
• Razorlight

Top Gear Driving Anthems is a great blend of modern and classic driving anthems.

Click here to buy Top Gear Sub Zero Driving Anthems CD box set

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The Bluetooth enabled Rear-View Mirror Hands-Free Car Kit was the second gadget seen on Something for the Weekend. Gadget guru Ella Williamson explained to Something for the Weekend presenter Tim Lovejoy that the bluetooth rearview mirror simply clips over your standard rearview mirror. With the bluetooth technology you can wirelessly connect your mobile phone to the device, so that when somebody calls you in the car you can answer it safely.

The number of the person who is calling you pops up on the bluetooth rearview mirror, and with its built in speaker you can have a safe hands free conversation. Another cool feature is a small headset inside the device which can be removed and used as a standard bluetooth headset when you’re on foot.

We think the model they featured on Something for the Weekend was the RXS BRM3003 Bluetooth Rear-View Mirror, but there are a few on the market.

Click here to browse some other bluetooth rearview mirror hands-free car kits

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