The bidon, which snaps onto the down tube via a magnet

Fidlock is the name of the German product that puts an end to fumbling the bottle in and out of the holder. The drinking bottle is catapulted into the present day, as all you have to do is bring the bottle close to the fastening and it pulls the beverage dispenser into position with a powerful zap using a magnet.

There are frames where fitting a conventional bidon holder and bidons is a hopeless task. Either the holder alone has no space or, at the latest when it comes to removing the bidon, it is just cramped and impractical. With Fidlock, however, things look different:

The German company, which actually comes from the closure industry, has come up with an innovative solution with its magnetic drinking bottle. The bottle has an extra notch for magnetic attachment and the counterpart can be attached to the frame using the screws provided.

If you want to park the bottle, all you have to do is hold it close to the attachment and the force of the magnet will pull the bottle into the parking position. To remove the bottle, all you need to do is turn it slightly to the right and the bidon is ready to go again. The magnetic mechanism can also be removed from the bottle and reused with a new bottle in an economical and environmentally friendly way. The Fidlock bottle is available from Norco's Swiss distributor Indian Summer, with first availability set for December 18, which should be enough time to get the magical magnetic attachment bidons under the Christmas tree.

www.fidlock.com