Le new kit

What's in the bag? How can we possibly enhance our already splendid cutting edge gear? What tent could possibly be surpass the high end £25 Jamet Shelter or Coleman 'Coffin'? or what mat could beat the self-inflating non self-deflating sleeping mat?

First up is that fancy mat I've been umming and aahing over for a few years - concerned about its punctureability while desirng its most bearable lighteness of being. .


And what's this? What has N got between his legs? A racer or a a tourer? N, used to the flat at speed with his block engineering for blurred pace, can't get away with a napsac on this jaunt. No lugs for mudguards or Everyready lights on his carbon fibre cheetah of a velo. But check out:

The ToPeak MTX V-type beam Rack with matching panniers.