Muc-Off's Waterproof Essentials Case is designed to keep your valuables safe and dry while cycling. While it excels at waterproofing and compact design, its capacity for tools and spares falls short of its bold claims.
Muc-Off Waterproof Essentials Case is the company's answer to the likes of Rapha's Essentials Case, VeloPac's RidePac designs, and the old classic 'sandwich bag' for keeping the contents of your jersey pocket organised and protecting your valuables from the elements. It works pretty well, if a bit less usefully than Muc-Off suggests.
While I like the Muc-Off case – mainly because of its waterproof credentials, including a rubber-encased albeit slightly hard-to-pull zipper, rather than being merely 'showerproof' or 'splashproof' – I found it a little less usable than Muc-Off's description would suggest. Muc-Off claims the case can 'stash your phone, essential tools, and puncture repair kits but also fits snugly in your back or side pocket'. While it'll fit neatly in a jersey pocket, and its slightly rigid design helps by allowing the case to slide in and out freely, it's nowhere near big enough to fit a phone, tools, and puncture repair kit. I'd say an iPhone 11 and a few coins, notes, or cards is the maximum capacity. You could perhaps fit a tube, a CO2 canister and a small multi-tool, but those are better suited to storing in a saddle bag or tool keg in my opinion. On the plus side, as well as being able to withstand rain, it includes a zipped inner pocket for keeping coins and keys away from your phone. I'm not convinced the external Molle straps will come in particularly handy for anything, though. The Muc-Off Essentials Case is priced at £7.50 – though it does include a few more technical features, and is waterproof, so a chunk of that cost is justified. It's also a fiver less than Rapha's equivalent, and £1 less than Monton's, and the same price as Craft Cadence's. It's pretty good, if not the biggest (not quite big enough to fit more than an iPhone 11). It is waterproof, though, fits neatly in a pocket and is good for holding a few bits and bobs. Its waterproofing and sealed zipper give me confidence that my phone would be protected from the elements inside this case. However, the Molle straps on the exterior seem impractical. Muc-Off describes the Essentials case as 'the ultimate storage solution for cyclists of all terrains, from rugged trails to road. Crafted from durable, waterproof TPU fabric, this case provides the necessary protection for your ride essentials. Its robust rubber-encased rope zip pull ensures quick and hassle-free access while on the move.' And it claims it can 'stash your phone, essential tools, and puncture repair kits but also fits snugly in your back or side pocket'. The case is certainly waterproof, at least as far as road spray and rain are concerned, when stored in a jersey pocket. It's big enough to fit a few bits and bobs, but Muc-Off's claims of fitting a phone and other accessories are a little optimistic in my opinion.
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