
The sheer pleasure of being outdoors, seeing the countryside, enjoying the freedom. But on the other hand, they can also detract from the real joys of riding a bike and the reason many of us took it up in the first place. On one hand, they are an incredibly feature-rich tool that can record your ride data, track progress over time, instantly upload to Strava, provide directions and SO MUCH MORE. I'm not sure why anyone would spend money on something unrelated to cycling, but I'm told it's what normal people do.īike computers are a funny thing. Here are some potentially-helpful savings from our sister sites on non-cycling things that most people use in day-to-day life. 60% off 5-pack Continental road inner tubes: £35.00 £14.00.50% off Castelli Perfetto RoS long sleeve: £220.00 £110.00.50% off Castelli Perfetto ROS winter jersey: $259.99 $129.99.Best electric bikes : Assisted bikes for road, gravel, commuting and more.Best exercise bikes : Smart bikes for the ultimate indoor cycling setup.Best commuter bike helmets : Safe and comfortable helmets for city riding.Best bike lights : Front and rear lights to help you see and be seen.Best bike locks : Make sure your bike is there when you come back.Headphones deals : Add music to your ride.But before I do, here's a quick recap of the best deals we spotted for cyclists (that are still available), some helpful links to buyer's guides that may be of interest, and some helpful deals from our sister publications. However, by all accounts, it was a resounding success, so you can be sure we'll do more of the same in future.įor now though, the sale is over, the race is done, and I'm going to go and ride my bike. My race team colleagues have a very good reputation for their excellent live coverage of races, and I (Josh, the Tech Editor here at CN) was nervous that I wouldn't maintain the same excellent level of coverage. It was something of a different tack for Cyclingnews. The good ones went into our nearly curated roundup of the best Prime Day bike deals, and we also decided to run this live report so that we could help our readers find the best deals as soon as we did. We noticed some seriously good bike deals, as well as some well-marketed, but not-so-good deals. Nonetheless, the event happened, and in our never-ending desire to help our readers buy the right products at the right price, we had our eagle eyes on the sale and how those price changes affected other cycling retailers. It usually only runs the one, and if you want an analysis as to why I believe they chose to do another, you'll find that below. Amazon technically called it the Prime Early Access Sale - or PEAS, if you will - but most people called it Prime Day 2, after the original Prime Day in July. On October 11 and 12, the world's largest online retailer, Amazon, went a little rogue, running the second Prime-members-only sale of the year.
