Haven Extras – Autumn 16

You can ring my bell

Fed up with bike bells that couldn’t be heard above the cacophony of traffic noise, two San Francisco cycling enthusiast engineers designed a new generation bell that emits a ring so powerful and enduring that it even cuts through earphones. This is practicality re-imagined in an elegant way.

www.spurcycle.com

Lock and load

How do you carry a bike u-lock without it clunking against your bike frame? This leather holster tucks the lock behind your seat, and looks stylish in the process.

www.cyclestyle.com.au

Dial a pizza

Made from aluminium and stainless steel and with sharp discs for wheels, this pizza cutter is a miniature version of a fixie pushie.

www.doiydesign.com

You know the drill: you should be drinking more water. Two-thirds of our body is made up of H2O, so it influences every bodily process. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand how your overall wellbeing is influenced by the amount of water you drink. Here are some reasons you should be knocking back more water.

• Every cell and organ in the body needs water to function. It’s required to lubricate joints, protect your spinal cord, transport nutrients around your body and regulate temperature.
• Your built in filter – the kidneys – must have water to flush toxins from your system.
• Water is required to keep your muscles elastic – drink it to help prevent muscle fatigue and pain.
• There’s a reason supermodels drink lots of water: your largest organ – your skin – needs water to keep building new cells.
• Your brain is 95 per cent water. Drinking H2O increases alertness, assists concentration and is a natural remedy for headaches caused by dehydration.
• The digestive process must have water to flow: it’s essential for digestion and adds fluid to the colon, preventing constipation.
• A common symptom of dehydration is tiredness, so move over caffeine and drink water to help fight sleepy eyes.
• Trying to drop some weight? Drinking water helps you feel full – making it a natural appetite suppressant. Plus it contains zero calories.

And while everyone is different, the old adage of eight glasses a day is a great starting point.