Seattle-based Platypus send word of their new hydration packs, aimed at various different kinds of riding and with gender specific options available. What you might not know about Platypus is that the founders of their parent company, Cascade Designs, invented the Therm-A-Rest, making the original prototype with some foam, a sheet of plastic, and a sandwich toaster.
The Duthie has retention for helmet and pads.It comes in two colourways and 10L or 15L sizes.The Siouxon (“Sue-sonn”) is the women’s equivalent to the Duthie, with highly adjustable straps designed to fit a wider range of shapes.The Tokul is more for XC type riding, and comes with enhanced ventilation in 5L or 8L sizes.The B-Line is the women’s specific XC pack.
The packs will be available in January 2016, with price ranges of £65 – £85 for the XC models, and £110 – £120 for the larger AM models.
David started mountain biking in the 90’s, by which he means “Ineptly jumping a Saracen Kili Racer off anything available in a nearby industrial estate”. After growing up and living in some extremely flat places, David moved to Yorkshire specifically for the mountain biking. This felt like a horrible mistake at first, because the hills are so steep, but you get used to them pretty quickly.
Previously, David trifled with road and BMX, but mountain bikes always won. He’s most at peace battering down a rough trail, quietly fixing everything that does to a bike, or trying to figure out if that one click of compression damping has made things marginally better or worse. The inept jumping continues to this day.
I love platypus, got my first bladder from them 20 years ago, like how the bite valve looks the same. The bags look good, but it’d take a lot to separate me from my evoc blackline.
I love platypus, got my first bladder from them 20 years ago, like how the bite valve looks the same. The bags look good, but it’d take a lot to separate me from my evoc blackline.
My platypus bladders have remained mould-free in about 15 years!
Love the colours above.