u/pbsx

spent a few minutes geeking out over on amazon, now that it's prime day week... though i might collect a couple cool sale items for you all.

this is all the good stuff I found. theres a few more here and there, but i didn't want to drown the list with a bunch of duplicates. so these are the highest quality, most well-regarded brands, or most widely-applicable items.

if you haven't gotten a new helmet in the last 3 years, might as well get a couple bucks off a MIPS helmet right now, before the foam in your old one starts to weaken

and speaking of staying on the bike, Shimano cleats are always a stalwart. I've worn them for road, gravel, and mtb. have literally worn the soles off a pair and they still clipped in well.

Store spare layers and food in a handlebar bag. At least that's what I put there o_O

and above it, you can mount what some of the most committed riders rely on, a Wahoo

Then mount a headlight below that computer mount. Honestly i want to buy this because it looks like a better setup with the remote control than my current clunky flashlight shaped one.

If you've never worn a real jersey, or shorts - buy some spandex and see your average speed tick up a notch (i do remember the first time i switched from basketball shorts, i legit think i picked up 3/4 a mph)

And $60 off a power meter crank is a pretty good deal to not pass up. tbh it's a noname brand to me, but it's got good amount of 5 star ratings, and a name brand will be 3-5x the cost, so could be a good one to dabble with

its funny but 2-3 weeks ago I was asking chatGPT about the fastest gravel bike tire in production and these were literally the ones i found. honestly more of a road tire but if you mostly hit rail-trails and fine crushed fine surfaces they'll work great.

sadly Rene Herse's aren't on amazon nor prime day deals, from which i do want to disclose i get a slight affiliate bonus from without increasing cost to you, otherwise i'd put those up. Been running them for years and they continue to amaze.

If someone buys that power crank please let us know how it is. i already have one otherwise i'd be in!

i've pulled together some info to assist in your quest...

• deciding between bikes?
• looking at a used one?
• Something hurts?
• a primer on shifting/gears/deraillerus