Cyclingnews' best overall smart trainer for 2026.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the very best road feel: the KICKR (v6) costs a lot more.
A small driver for stem and bar bolts.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you need to torque cranks or lockrings: that's a higher range.
Cycling Weekly's best front light after testing 30+ lights.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you only ride lit roads: a smaller light will do.
BikeRadar calls it a brilliant little unit for riders who don't want a touchscreen.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want a big touchscreen: look at the Garmin Edge 840.
Cyclingnews' pick for most people in most situations.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the most carbs per gel: look at the Beta Fuel.
The year's biggest cuts land in late November. Star what you want now.
Nothing standout this week. Prices move, so check Amazon's live deals below.
The right trainer feels like the road.
Cyclingnews' best overall smart trainer for 2026.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the very best road feel: the KICKR (v6) costs a lot more.
Cyclingnews' pick if you like digging into the numbers.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you only want to ride: you'd pay for data you won't look at.
BikeRadar's best in class, at a price.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you ride indoors now and then: the KICKR CORE 2 is better value.
Torque, tyre pressure and a clean chain.
A small driver for stem and bar bolts.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you need to torque cranks or lockrings: that's a higher range.
A click wrench for 2–14 N·m.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you only tighten stem bolts: the Park ATD-1.2 costs less.
Cycling Weekly's best value floor pump.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the most accurate gauge: look at the SKS Air-X-Plorer.
Cycling Weekly's best budget floor pump.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want a more accurate gauge: look at the Air-X-Plorer.
Cycling Weekly's most accurate floor pump.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you just want tyres hard enough: the accuracy won't matter.
Cycling Weekly's pick for the most secure valve connection.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the lightest pump: steel is heavier.
By November most rides finish in the dark.
Cycling Weekly's best front light after testing 30+ lights.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you only ride lit roads: a smaller light will do.
Cycling Weekly's best rear light.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you need a front light: this one is rear only.
Navigation, power and structure on one screen.
BikeRadar calls it a brilliant little unit for riders who don't want a touchscreen.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want a big touchscreen: look at the Garmin Edge 840.
BikeRadar's best value bike computer.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want top-end training features: Garmin goes further.
The model before the Edge 850, with touchscreen and buttons.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the newest Edge: this is the previous generation.
BikeRadar's best overall power meter.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you're on a tighter budget: the Assioma Duo is BikeRadar's best budget pick.
BikeRadar's best crankset power meter.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you swap between bikes: pedals are easier to move.
BikeRadar's best budget power meter.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the newer top model: the PRO MX is BikeRadar's best overall.
Cyclingnews' pick for most people in most situations.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the most carbs per gel: look at the Beta Fuel.
Cyclingnews' pick for easy digestion.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the most carbs per serving: look at the Beta Fuel.
Cyclingnews' equal-best for fuel intake.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you have a sensitive stomach: try an isotonic gel first.
Cyclingnews' equal-best for fuel intake, and it's priced like it.
Check price on AmazonSkip if you want the cheapest option: Cyclingnews says homemade gel is the most cost-effective.
Cyclingnews' pick for flavour choice.
Check price on AmazonSkip if flavour doesn't matter to you: choose on carbs and digestion.
The body turns only about a fifth of its energy into work at the pedals. The rest is heat, which outdoors the wind carries away. Indoors, a fan is doing that job.
A smart trainer is a power meter, a brake and a flywheel in one box. What matters is how well it does each job. The app bundle comes second.
N·mCarbon cracks and alloy threads strip at torques you'd never guess by feel. A small torque wrench is cheap insurance.
lm · lux · cdLumens say how much light leaves the lamp, not where it lands. On unlit lanes, beam shape matters as much as output.
GPS · W · hrsNavigation, power data and battery life in one gadget. How it copes with a long day out matters more than the spec sheet.
psi · barSetting tyre pressure should take seconds. The gauge, the head and the feel of the handle decide how well a pump does that.
wet · dryWet roads need wet lube. The right one makes a chain, cassette and chainrings last a lot longer.
g carbs · caffeineThe best gel is the one your stomach copes with at pace. Start with a safe default and test others in training.
W · ±%A power meter shows what you're producing, not just how it feels. It's the most useful number in training.
readBlack Friday is 27 November, with Cyber Monday on 30 November. Here's how to avoid paying over the odds, and the kit we're keeping an eye on.
readIt depends on where you ride. Under 300 lumens is fine on lit streets. On unlit country lanes you want 1,000 or more.
readFor a UK winter, use wet lube. Dry lube runs cleaner but washes off in the rain.
readOnly if you train with structure or pace efforts closely. For riding for fun, you don't.
calcWork out clamp force, indoor heat load, or which trainer suits you in two taps.