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UNDER £100
‘Quality from
the outset’
Richa Charlestone £369.99
www.nevis.uk.com
THE CLAIM “Authentic leather
jacket with a contemporary
look. Airtech Control System Oxford first-aid kit £14.99
for controllable ventilation at www.oxfordproducts.co.uk
key areas. Removable thermal THE CLAIM “Certified to DIN 13167-
lining and fixed mesh lining. 2014 standard, with hygienically
High-end cow leather with D3O sealed contents, it is ultra-compact
armour and back protector.” and fits under most bike seats.”
THE REALITY This jacket from THE REALITY Small enough to be
Richa feels heavyweight thanks to stowed away on a bike or in a
the thick cow hide but the leather locations. All the zips are YKK and rucksack, this has most of what you
is actually very soft and supple there are plenty of pockets, need to patch someone up in a crash
and it’s comfortable in use, both including five on the outside and — and more importantly, an easy-to-
on the bike and off. The thermal four inside. It’s a lovely fit, letting understand first-aid manual to help
gilet makes it warm for chilly you move around easily and it you do it properly. We should all
mornings but when removed, it is seems a real shame to take it out carry one — and learn to use it.
surprising light and airy with in summer and get it covered in
cooling air entering from various dead bugs…
‘Proper go-
anywhere Twiins Dual 5.0 headset
£59.99
tyres’ www.jsaccessories.co.uk
THE CLAIM “The Twiins HF2 DUAL
Metzeler Karoo 4 £300 5.0 Bluetooth Headset is designed
www.metzeler.com for calls, music, and navigation info.”
‘Stiff but THE REALITY This all-in-one headset
THE CLAIM “On the road, a stiffer is simple to fit but less so to use. Its
carcass promotes line-holding comfortable’ operating button is on the mic inside
and grip in lean. Scoop-shaped your helmet, so it’s easier if you use
blocks maximise the effect on Road City boots £49.99 your phone controls or your vocal
soft terrain.” www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk assistant. Sound quality is average
THE REALITY A proper 50/50 and volume is on the low side,
adventure tyre, these work very THE CLAIM “Stylish denim textile riding especially for motorway use.
well on RiDE’s Ténéré World Raid. shoes with reinforced areas, non-slip
Not quite as sweet-steering as sole and easy ingress loop.” Laser high-leverage pliers
the OE Pirelli Scorpion Rally THE REALITY Like the Road mesh gloves £32.93
STRs, they have more grip and we tried last month, these short boots www.toolconnection.co.uk
feel on tarmac than they look like are excellent value at less than £50 and THE CLAIM “These heavy-duty
they would. On the trail, they’re come with a full 1-2-2-2 CE rating, combination pliers feature a double
confidence inspiring; the extra indicating superior passes in all key high-leverage design which reduces
side-grip over OE means hitting areas. They have a denim-style finish effort by up to 60%.”
the side of a rut or soft sand isn’t and are fairly rigid with thin padding yet THE REALITY While £33 is dear,
an automatic crash and when they are comfortable when on and these are more than ordinary pliers.
they lose grip, it’s predictable. flexible enough for walking around as The design may reduce effort but it
well as on the bike. They are reassuring also means, for the same effort, you
and with the kind of feel you get from get more force at the jaws. They grip
boots costing much more than £50. like no pliers we have ever seen and
Sizing is odd though; I usually take EU44 there are wire cutters and long-nose
bike boots but had to go down to EU42 versions available as well.
for these. They are a Sportsbikeshop
exclusive however, so getting the right
size and returns are very easy.
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