Pick ’n’ Mix

1 MUC OFF BIO DRIVETRAIN CLEANER

£12 (500ml), muc-off.com

In the words of Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu, keep your bike clean and your drivetrain cleaner, as clean drivetrains help to harmonise the different elements of cycling. And war. But mostly cycling.

2 PEDRO’S VISE WHIP

£59.99, 2pure.co.uk

One mole, working round the clock, could dig a hole as long as the Channel Tunnel in just 18 months, such is the strength in his little hands. Equally strong is Pedro’s Vise Whip, which employs the mole grip principle to clamp cassettes for easy removal, banishing flappy chain whips once and for all.

A true salmagundi of velocipedic indulgence

3 VREDESTEIN FORTEZZA SENSO ALL WEATHER TYRES

£40, saddleback.co.uk

Tan wall tyres are back in vogue (just check out the pro peloton for proof), so Vredestein has released its robust Fortezza Senso rubber in a glorious old school amber, to lend a classical air to your modern ride.

4 SECRET TRAINING STEALTH ENERGY PRODUCTS From 80p each, secret-training.com

Ever wondered at the psychology behind government agencies labelling sensitive dossiers ‘Top Secret’? Could it be that Secret Training is trying to unnerve the competition with its mysteriously named Stealth energy products? If it wasn’t for how good they tasted we might be rather suspicious…

5 EFFETTO MARIPOSA CARBOGRIP

£9.99, upgradebikes.co.uk

Sneezes travel at 100mph, contain up to 100,000 germs and once afflicted Donna Griffiths from Worcestershire for 978 days. Carbogrip, on the other hand, exits its aerosol can at 50mph, contains a unique polymerizing liquid that helps increase friction between clamped bike parts, and is good for around 20 applications per 75ml.