...cudos to gadgetry...

Every now and then a product gets only the market that just blows your mind away - not so much because f the richness of the features, but mainly due to the simplicity and function of the design. After having suffered heavily myself in extreme muddy conditions with a mountain bike and having seen my brother-in-law and team buddy in the latest Sabie Experience race (...read I pulled out...) he decided to devise his own mud guard to keep some of the grit out of his nostrils and teeth.

An empty coke bottle with a few cable ties does the trick just as well as I have seen from this modification, but if you are hell bent on buying a product I found this nifty product by TOPEAK (http://www.topeak.com) that is just simply genius.






The normal plastic versions you get from the same and other suppliers naturally work just as well, but the length and general lack of space amongst the other spare parts on a long ride in the camelbak makes this product a perfect companion for the muddy summer months / prevailing rainy conditions in any country.

Just attach to the bike, inflate to 0.7 bar with you standard bicycle pump and off you go - another great day out on the road and a killer for the washing machine waiting on your return...