Sometimes you just want something right?
There’s no reason for it, you just hear a screaming “you need that in your life!” from that part of your subconscious that fuels all of your guilty pleasures.
Here’s 7 things that we want in our lives and we just can’t shake it.
The Ultimate Photographers Bag MKIII from ILE
The ILE Ultimate photography bag. Designed in collaboration with John Watson of The Radavist and photographer Tom Briggs. It features a weather proof camera compartment and a MOLLE system to allow extra storage to be bolted on. It’s hand made in Californa by ILE.
You can buy here.
Schwalbe Tyre Cutters
The first cutter made specifically for mountain bike tyres, launched at Lourdes World Cup. The adjustable tong lets you set up your cut at exactly the height you need it – and keep every cut exactly on point. “You would think that you would never use them or that they wouldn’t make that much difference, but god dam they are good! They make cutting a tyre down an enjoyable experience!” says Wideopen Team Manager Dave.
You can buy them from your local Schwalbe dealer (we think).
MSR TrailShot Microfilter
The MSR Trailshot Microfilter is a lightweight water filtration device. You drop one end into the water source, give it a few pumps and clean, safe water shoots out the other end. It filters out bacteria, protozoa and particulates and is small enough to stash in your pocket or Camelbak. Sounds pointless? Half the field were drinking from streams at the Irish EWS this year …
You can learn more at the MSR homepage.
Ti-Springs Team Issue Ti Bolt Kit
The Ti-Springs Team Issue titanium bolt kit is a very special kit, produced for pro-teams to help shave off some vital grams from their race bikes. The kit contains every conceivable bolt you’ll need for your race winning whip – all in pimp ti. You can choose wild eye catching colours or stealthy, under the radar black. The full kit costs a pretty impressive £125 and claims to knock 50% off the weight of your hardware.
You can buy here.
Giro Jack Mid – Jimbo Philips edition
Giro’s latest collaboration with the famous skate artist Jimbo Philips. We’ve got literally no idea where or how you get your hands on these … but if you do, you’ll get Jimbo art work plus a Vibram sole, rubber toe cap, water resistant design and a tonne of other decent features to make your ride better. You can read our review of the Giro Jacket shoes here.
You can buy (we think) these through your local Giro Dealer.
MSR Freelite 1 ultra light-weight tent
The MSR Freelite 1 is a lightweight tent that packs down small and is low-weight enough to sling on your back for overnight bike packing missions. It’s MSR’s lightest tent and weighs just 1g when packed down. It’s available in various sizes – from 1 to 3 man. We’ll have one of these in to test so … roll on bike packing!
You can read more about it on MSR’s site or buy here.
99Seconds’ Adi Gilbert: MidWest Sessions A3 print
Adi Gilbert is a British designer and rider and was the original creative force behind TwoAnd8 and more recently Folk Lore with a client list that includes Red Bull, Wired Magazine, The Albion and tonnes more. Adi has just put a few signed choice cuts of his work up for sale on his site… and I’m about to buy one for the Wideopen office!
You can buy here.
