With only 5 days to go, now's the time to jump on the last-minute gift train! Fortunately, the DealCatcher's got plenty of tickets for that train; here are three.
Chain Reaction Cycles get's today's deals up and running with a cracking offer on a repair stand that'll make any cyclist's life significantly easier in 2017.
Cycle Surgery has a top-of-the-line Gore Windproof jacket that'll keep those 2017 chills out.
And finally, Science in Sport is offering its Full Endurance Bundle at a discounted price too. You know, for those of you who want to give the gift of energy and strong muscles for Christmas.
Chain Reaction Cycles
First up is Park Tool's Home Mechanic Repair Stand. For those of you who've never used a repair stand to fettle with your bike, we cannot explain to you how much you're missing out.
Say goodbye to bad backs and sore knees. Also, fiddling with your gear indexing or doing something as simple as lubing your chain can now be an enjoyable experience.
Park Tools has chops here at road.cc too. We've reviewed several of the company's stands and they've all performed admirably.
Cycle Surgery
Gore gear is top notch. We know that, we've reviewed enough of it to pass it on quite confidently.
The Phantom 2.0 softshell jacket is perfect for the chillier winter mornings and offers versatile windstopping and removable sleeves.
One of our more recently reviewed bits of Gore kit was the One Active Jacket which our tech editor Dave Arthur reviewed. It got very close to top marks:
Science in Sport
Finally, get your hands on a rather large selection of nutrition and energy gear via Science in Sport.
The Full Endurance bundle includes two massive 1.6kg tubs of electrolyte mix and protein, a box of 30 GO Isotonic Gels, an 800ml bottle and a 700ml protein shaker.
The one to ask there is @RighttoBikeIt on twitter, who has his excessive equipment dominating every cycling video.
My pet hate for all the mapping apps is a lack of readily accessible legend. They all seem hidden away so well I can never find them....
For a start, staggered bollards are recommended against in the National Guidelines - because a straight approach and path through is required....
Isn't Brigg where Falcon bikes came from originally?
In the same way that letting the tyres down for short periods doesn't damage the tyres?
At least I have no preference or prejudice, I don't seem to be able to comment without perce or clem shaped shadows. Which is a compliment I guess....
Just hoppit with your humour.
Oh no, helmets again...
Something there is which doesn't love a planter... the one just up the hill from it was trashed time back. Not sure if this one has been...
very happy with my Velovault 2. Easy to pack, with plenty of space for a larger frame. The customer service was excellent too