Designed by Formula One engineers, with an in-built electronics system that monitors everything from the rider’s heartbeat to the ambient pressure of the rider’s surrounds. Beru f1systems’ Factor 001 (to give it its full name) weighs only 7kg – but will cost you a mighty £25,000.
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Available in the autumn, these futuristic skiing goggles from Vancouver-based Recon Instruments boast an integrated display unit, right there in the plastic, that will show all kinds of useful things, such as altitude, speed, temperature and location, as determined by GPS. Using button controls on the strap, the lucky wearer will essentially become the Terminator. On skis.
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A designer with Apple in the 1990s, and part of the team that crafted the original iMac, wave-obsessed Californian Thomas Meyerhoffer has turned his attention to reinventing the surfboard. His eponymous creation combines elements of a longboard and a shortboard “to better fit the wave”, enhancing speed and turning ability without a loss of stability. Also, it looks great.
From £575, tikisurf.co.uk Photograph: Nick Allen/guardian.co.uk
The Mongoose has a stubby blade and a long handle, its increased leverage letting you swing it faster and with more power; which makes it perfect for Twenty20. The manufacturers claim it has a sweet spot twice the size of a conventional bat, and England pace man James Anderson used one in the recent one-day internationals against South Africa.
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Staffordshire-based Skins has been plastering footballers, cyclists and rugby players in its compression wear for years. Its first golf range, available in March, promises soreness reduction, boosted oxygen delivery – and a sleeker look than plus fours.
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