KitBrix KitStraps

If nothing angers you more than a poorly organised jumble of kit, then the KitBrix KitStraps are a cool idea to help keep all your bits and pieces of clothing where they should be. However, seeing as they're nothing more than hook and loop straps – admittedly decent quality ones – asking £10 for five of them is a bit rich, seeing as you can get very similar items online for literally pennies.

• Pros: Very useful, good quality
• Cons: Very expensive for what they are

That said, the basic concept is a solid one. You can use the decently broad 3.5cm straps to wrap up clothing and anything else you fancy to keep it grouped together. It's certainly a superior solution to just throwing a few days' worth of riding clothing into a single bag and then having to jumble through it each morning. At 35.5cm long, they can wrap around a fair few things too, such as a full day's riding outfit if you squish it pretty hard.

They're also as versatile as you'd expect from a Velcro – sorry, hook and loop – strap, so if you want to use them to attach an inner tube to your bike or indeed anything else, they'll certainly do that.

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That gets back to the main problem though: they do nothing over and above a normal hook and loop strap. A quick search on the web turned up a set of five similar (if slightly narrower) straps for the princely sum of 62p, which takes some beating even if the KitBrix items are decent quality and nicely branded.

Verdict

A good idea for those who like to keep things organised, but hugely overpriced for what they are