Pick ’n’ Mix
We’re on the road to somewhere
1 MUNCHY SEEDS 80p each, munchyseeds.co.uk
According to market researcher Mintel, since Cyclist launched in 2012 bike prices have increased by 9,000%. Where once an Ultegraspec racer was 11 quid with change for the cigarette machine, one now costs nearly £17k. Our antidote? The cheapest thing Cyclist has ever featured: 80p packs of high-protein Munchy Seeds, which are superb on long rides where sweet stuff gets a bit rich.
2 MOON RIGEL LIGHTS From £44.99, raleigh.co.uk
Some people say mathematicians don’t matter, but we say every mathematician counts. And it’s the same with bike light lumens. Want something super-svelte to be seen by? Try the Moon Rigel Lite (£44,99), 500 lumens but just 78g. Want something to ward ferries off the rocky coast? Try the Rigel Power (£259.99), 3,600 lumens. Or want something in between? Then simply check out the rest of Moon’s Rigel range.
3 SERENGETI OATMAN GLASSES £165, serengeti-eyewear.com
Quite apart from being a fabled nomadic desert dweller with clothes made out of old porridge boxes and a penchant for non-dairy milks, the Serengeti Oatman is a line of shades that looks more leisure than sport, yet boasts tuned optics to enhance on-bike clarity, including being photochromic to auto-adjust to light conditions.
4 7MESH NECK WARMERS From £24, 7mesh.com
There’s not a lot of money in the chicken dating game – just enough to make hens meet. Happily things are going better over at 7mesh, as these neck warmers attest. Because where normally a brand has just one, 7mesh offers three options, from the lightweight, fast-wicking Sight (£24), to the insulating merino Desperado (£25), to the heavyweight Colorado (£30), which is soft, fleecy and water-repellent. Just how we like our chickens.
5 CHROME MIDWEIGHT CYCLE GLOVES £47, chromeindustries.com
If we started a restaurant we’d call it Karma. There’d be no menu, you’d just get what you deserved. And if we started a glove factory and made a midweight cycling glove that was weather-resistant yet slim we’d call it the Midweight Cycle Glove, because by that point we’d be exhausted running our restaurant and would have no time to dream up silly puns.