Brooks

Brooks' leather bar tape has appeal beyond retro builds and classic bikes, thanks to its longevity and good looks, but it's not the comfiest bar tape around, or the cheapest.

At £40 (a bit less if you shop around), you expect some quality tape and that's what you get, crafted from leather and perforated with an adhesive tape backing. There's also some nice cloth strips to replace the more usual insulating tape and some cork bar-end plugs too.

If you can't be bothered to read the following in-depth analysis of the Brooks Leather Trouser Strap I'll cut to the chase, it's a posh leather trouser clip made by Brooks and it's pretty good too.

Now, for the rest of you that like a little more meat to your reviews I shall begin. Unless you wear skinny jeans or trousers that don't meet your ankle, or indeed Lycra, you are going to have to gather your trouser leg some how in order to stop it getting chewed by your chainring while riding.

Brooks rucksack