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01 100% S3 NEON WITH HIPER RED LENS £179 We highly rated 100%’s classic S3 model as stellar riding glasses, and they now come in this hot-for-summer soft-touch neon orange frame with a brilliant Hiper
Red lens. If you find all of this a touch too colour blinding, then you also get a second clear lens included along with optional nose pieces, a soft cleaning bag and a zipfastening hard case. 02 CONDOR MERINO GRAVEL SOCKS £19.99
Condor’s new mid-weight
Gravel socks have been specifically designed for riding on the rough stuff with a tall cuff, reinforced heels and padded footbed.
They’re woven from 70 per cent Merino wool, which helps regulate temperature, keeping your feet cool when it’s hot and warm when it’s not. They also have antibacterial properties to keep your feet pong-free. ‘Thank heavens for that!’ say the long-suffering partners of cyclists. 03 MASTERLOCK BIKE CUFF £25.36 Masterlock’s clever little 2-inch diameter cuff means you can ‘handcuff’ your bike to a solid rack and use the metre-long braided steel cable with a looped end to thread through your bike’s frame and secure it. With three keys and Level Six security, this is a smart and convenient lock for leaving your bike in low-risk areas. 04 EFFET TO MARIPOSA T YREINVADER 35 £50
Running tubeless tyres at lower pressures over rough gravel increases grip and comfort but runs the risk of pinch flats and ruining expensive rims. Mountain bikers have got around this by using tyre inserts inside tubeless tyres; technology that has now spread to gravel. The TyreInvader 35 is a lightweight, high-density
EVA insert designed for 18-25mm rims and gravel tyres from 32mm to 42mm wide. It’s available in five widths to fit up to 50mm external-width rims.