Black Friday, the latest US import intended to motivate people to start their Christmas shopping early with some rather spectacular discounts, is nearly upon us. And it's not all large screen televisions and hoovers, there are plenty of cycling bargains to be had. So while we're not totally down (as I believe they say over there) with the whole Black Friday concept… everybody loves a bargain.

Many Black Friday promotions won't be announced until it's actually Friday, but there are some cycling ones already out there. So here’s a quick roundup of some of the cycling discounts we've found. If you see any good deals why don't you share them on the comments box?

Rapha are offering some sizeable discounts on a whole range of clothing. Here's a few highlights, for all their Black Friday discounts head over to this page.

Classic Wind Jacket £98.00  (was £140.00)

Long Sleeve Jersey £98.00   (was £140.00)

GT Shoes £210.00   (was £300.00)

Rutland Cycling are the place to go if you want a good deal on a 2014 Giant bike, as they have loads going at good prices. Here are a few examples:

Giant Anyroad 2 is down from £799.99 to £599.99 

Giant Propel Advanced 2 LTD Edition, down from £2,499 to just £1,699

Giant Defy 3, now £449 from £699.99 

Halfords are getting in in the act, and have revealed a raft of discounts, but won’t be revealing all available discounts until Friday. Here are some savings you can expect to see:

Apollo Balance bike down to £25.50 from £40 (above)

Voodoo Horde BMX will be £108 down from £319

Apollo Digby Boys Bike, £44.10  down from £120 

It's not just about bicycles either, they're selling this Garmin Edge 200 GPS for £72.99, down from £99.99.

www.halfords.com

Clug are offering a whopping 50% off their smart indoor bicycle racks. They're small and quite discrete, are compatible with tyre sizes between 23mm and 28mm and come in a variety of colours – but they're only offering the discount on their black Clugs. See what they've done there? Got check it out here.

www.getclug.com

All Ride Now are offering lots of discounts, with up to 50% off selected bikes and parts. Talking of bikes, if you're in the market for a new one, then how about this Trek 1.2? It normally costs £649.99 but for one day only it can be yours for £549.99.

See all their offers here http://www.allridenow.co.uk/collections/black-friday

Orange Bikes are offering 20% off all their ex-demo and closeout bikes on Black Friday, which means you can get this RX9 cyclo-cross bike for as little as £744. If it fits you… Take a look at www.orangebikes.co.uk, and you can read our review of the RX9 here.

Chain Reaction Cycles are giving all customers a £15 off voucher code when you spend £99 or more. The code is  BF2014 and you can check out the full details on their website.

Besides that, they’re having a huge sale on a wide range of products, here are some highlights:

Rollei Action Camera, £96.49 down from £279.99 

Mavic Aksium S Road Wheels, £144.99 down from £220 

Gaerne Chrono Carbon Shoes, £149.99 down from £299.99

Wheel manufacturer Spin are offering a massive £300 discount on their K2 Carbone R50 24mm Wide Boy Clincher wheels, they’re down to £590 (were £890).

The wheels weigh a claimed 1,550g a pair and feature a full carbon fibre clincher rim, 50mm deep and 24mm wide.

Check them out at http://ridefullgas.com/k2-carbone-r50-24mm-wide-boy-clincher-wheelset-1550g-pr

If you head to JE James this weekend you can get 10% off any orders, simply by using the voucher code Friday10 – the offer runs until midnight 30th November. Take a look at the voucher offer here. (Offer excludes Specialized 2015, Endura, Cube 2015, Bike Box Alan, GoPro, Garmin, Rollei and forks).

www.jejamescycles.co.uk

Madison are offering you the opportunity to save up to 40% on items from some of their brands by using the promo code “BLACKFRIDAY” when you checkout from online sales.

You can get 20% off Lazer helmets and eyewear. So, for example, the Lazer Z1 usually costs £199.99. That’s going to be £159.99 if you buy today.

There’s 20% off Pearl Izumi too, so if you need some extra clothing before winter really kicks in, now’s a good time to get it.

The new season Pro bib tights, for example, are down from £109.99 to £87.99 for the day.

You can get 10% off existing sale prices for Madison Genesis pro team clothing before midnight Sunday, and 20% off Madison’s Cycle Everywhere clothing.

There’s a whopping 40% off Ogio bags/luggage. This Commuter Pack, for example, usually retails at £89.99 but you can get it for £49.99.

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We're getting in on the act here at road.cc. Our beautiful socks, guaranteed to make you ride faster*, are down £3 to £3.99. We're too kind, we really are. Black or white: the choice is yours.

And our Stay Awesome window stickers are just 99p instead of £1.49. We'll even throw in Elliot (pictured) absolutely free.

Image of Stay Awesome window sticker

road.cc socks are £3.99 (£3 off) and window stickers are £0.99 (save 50p)

 

* Completely untrue.

** Also untrue.