Pick ’n’ Mix

An autumnal imaginarium of cycling delights

BLUBEL BIKE NAVIGATION

£79, blubel.co A Freudian slip is when you say one thing when you mean your mother. And the Blubel is a bit like a handlebar-mounted bell, if that bell synced to an app on your smartphone, had a light-up display to direct you via GPS and ‘tagged’ a hazard every time you rang its bell, then assimilated this info to develop less hazardous routes in the future. One of the breast inventions we’ve seen for a while.

GALIBIER CAMPIONISSIMO II MITTS

£25, galibier.cc Mirror inspector – now there’s a job we could really see ourselves enjoying. Much like how we enjoy these mitts. Made from goatskin leather and featuring perforated backs, ergonomic knuckle holes and reinforced palms, Galibier promises they’ll ‘bond to your hand after a few rides’, which presumably means they’ll grow increasingly comfortable as opposed to requiring medical assistance to remove.

COLORAL CYCLING BOTTLE

£35, coloral.cc Egyptian businessmen are well known for their pyramid schemes, and in the 1940s the Coloral factory in Birmingham was well known for its alloy bidons, which adorned the handlebars of the Coppi generation and were often filled with milk and sugar or getme-over-the-tourmalet brandy. Now these delightful objects have been faithfully resurrected in stainless steel, with a corkscrew top and that classic vintage fluting.

PRIMAL PANTRY PROTEIN BARS

£7.99 for four, primalpantry.com It’s heartbreaking to see raspberries cry, yet it’s tough to console them – they’re just such complex carbohydrates. That’s why Primal Pantry has used them, along with other lip-smacking natural ingredients, to create a range of energy bars that pack 15g protein each, together with all the carbs – and all the taste – you’ll need for many happy miles.

DL KILLER PREMGRIPP SOCKS

£26, velobici.cc Do you remember the 1990s, when we all bleached our hair and walked around in shellsuits drinking Um Bongo and wondering which Friend we’d be? And do you remember those Totes slipper socks with little rubber treads? Well, ex-pro Danilo Di Luca clearly does, and with his brand DL Killer he’s teamed up with Velobici to create the Premgripp sock, which features anti-slip soles designed to increase grip between foot, sock and shoe for greater pedalling efficiency. We’d be Joey.