Cyclist

Pick ’n’ Mix

Get your kicks with these five picks

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1 UNITY PERFORMANC­E SUPPLEMENT­S

From £41.10, unityperfo­rmancelab.com Unity is the new sports nutrition company founded by ex-arsenal players Mathieu Flamini and Mesut Özil, and its products, made with the help of scientists, are clinically proven to help release energy, aid recovery, boost immunity and increase performanc­e under pressure. We bet Arsène Wenger wishes he’d had a subscripti­on.

2 MASTER & DYNAMIC MW08 EARPHONES

£279, masterdyna­mic.co.uk

It’s always better to take a spider out instead of killing him… grab a few beers, have a laugh, he’ll tell you all about being a web designer. And it’s always better to turbo train to music, and better still if it’s provided by these wireless MW08S, which feature huge 11mm beryllium drivers, noise-cancelling tech and an ‘awareness mode’ to allow for ambient sound too.

3 WOLF TOOTH SUPPLE BAR TAPE

£39, saddleback.co.uk

Of all the jokes, a steak pun is a rare medium well done. And of all the bar tapes, Wolf Tooth’s is among the most cosseting. Designed for gravel, Supple is a whopping 5mm thick and made from the silicone Wolf Tooth uses for its ‘vibration damping’ mountain bike grips.

4 CHALLENGE CRITERIUM TYRES

£62, upgradebik­es.co.uk

When our mate told us to stop acting like a flamingo, we really had to put our foot down. And when Challenge told us its Criterium tyre was available in white wall, we just had to have a pair. They look the bees and they’re some of the supplest, grippiest tyres on the road thanks to their 320tpi casing and unvulcanis­ed, natural rubber tread. Pair with these pink Challenge Seamless Latex tubes (£14) for maximum smooth rolling.

5 KENDAL GEL SOFT FLASK

£9.99, kendalmint.co.uk

Why do people say ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ when they could just draw 0.7% of a picture? And how can we cyclists profess to be environmen­tally minded when our gel wrappers are single use? It’s a question that bugged Kendal, which is why it created this Bpa-free, reusable gel sachet. You can refill the Flask from Kendal’s NRG Gel bulk gel pouches (£12.99 for 10 servings), which it says cuts waste by 60%.

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