Best Amazon Prime Day cycling deals live blog, day 2: Huge Altura deals including bib shorts for £24; £40 GPS computers; Big Garmin watch offers; Massive Draper tool deals; Saris Fluid2 trainer just £74.64; £30 CatEye light set, POC + Giro helmets + more
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40% off KMC X11EL 11-speed chain
You can never be too on top of your bike’s servicing, but having a good chain is essential and even better if it’s gold. This KMC 11-speed chain is made with X-bridge technology that provides “phenomenal shifting performance” and of course, it’s titanium nitride gold coated.
Save on the Camelbak Podium Chill Sports Water Bottle, priced from just £10.99
This Camelback bottle, reviewed here, has double walls so it’ll keep your drink cold (or warm) twice as long as a normal bottle. It has the high-flow, self sealing cap and is made out of soft material so it’s easy to squeeze. The 600ml version in black is down to just £10.99, and £13.60 in other colours.
Camelbak Podium Chill Sports Water Bottle — from £10.99 (39% off)
CatEye AMPP 400 Light Set — £28.49 (43% off)
Needing new lights? This CatEye set is great for cutting about town and riding in not completely pitch-dark conditions. The front light has 400-Lumen power and the rear one is 150 Lumens, and both are chargeable with a mini-USB cable.
POC Octal Bike Helmet — £152.82 (15% off)
The POC Octal is a helmet designed to deliver coolness and “protection like never before”. This one features Mips technology and 360° adjustment for perfect fit.
Raleigh — MOL16GT — Molli 16 Inch Lightweight Kids Bike in Aqua — £133.49 (29% off)
It’s maybe a wee bit early to think about Christmas presents, but if you are thinking about getting a bike for the wee one, this Raleigh Molli could be a great option. Raleigh says it’s “a bright, beautiful bike your little explorer will never forget.”
Raleigh — MOL16GT — Molli 16 Inch Lightweight Kids Bike — £133.49 (29% off)
Garmin Edge 130 Plus GPS Bike Computer £109.99 (35% off)
Garmin’s Edge 130 Plus is one of the most popular GPS computers out there, offering loads of functions and good sensor integration. It’s good for road, gravel and mountain biking and is straightforward to use. At this price, you really can’t go wrong.
Garmin Varia RTL515 Rearview Cycling Radar and Tail Light £129.99 (24% off)
Not only is Garmin’s Varia RTL515 a bright rear light, it’s a radar that provides effective early warning of traffic approaching from behind. It’ll tell you that you’re likely to be overtaken before you can see or hear it, and without having to take your eyes off the road. Clever stuff at a great price.
Garmin Varia RTL515 Rearview Cycling Radar and Tail Light £129.99 (24% off)
Giro Register Mips Cycling Helmet down to £38.99 (44% off)
The Register is a solid option whether you’re riding on the road or trail and, equipped with Mips (Multi-directional Impact Protection System), it can provide extra protection in certain impacts. It’s a cool-looking lid too.
Need a screen upgrade for indoor training? Amazon Fire TV 43-inch Omni QLED series 4K UHD smart TV £299.99 (45% off)
If you’re looking for a new TV to keep you entertained while you pedal in your pain cave, Amazon’s 43in Fire TV is reduced by a whopping 45%. Other size screens are available too.
Amazon Fire TV 43-inch Omni QLED series 4K UHD smart TV £299.99 (45% off)
Blackburn Black Countdown 1600 front light £76.99 (49% off)
With autumn upon us and the clocks about to change, it’s time to start thinking about lights. As far as heavy-duty single-unit front lights go, the Blackburn Countdown 1600 is a seriously powerful product that’s well-suited for use on unlit roads. At this price, it’s hard to beat.
More bike computer deals: Coospo GPS for just 40 quid, iGPSport iGS630 with mapping down to £159.99
Update, 11/10/23: The iGSport computer is back up to £199.99, but the Coospo is still on for £39.99 at the time of writing
If you’re not a Garmin fan, there are plenty of other GPS units on offer this Prime day.
The iGS650 from iGPSport has a lot of the bells and whistles of computers double the price, with a 2.8” colour screen and advanced mapping capabilities.
It’s also IPX7 waterproof and picks up GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo and QZSS satellites, so you’ll never lose signal.
Take 20% off the iGSport iGS630, down to to £159.99
Coospo’s GPS unit was already a bargain at 50 quid, but for Prime Day it’s now down to £39.99 with 20% off. As we said in our glowing review, it’s easy to use, inexpensive, has decent battery life and you even get an out-front mount included.
Amazon Prime cycling deals, day 2: bargain Altura kit including bib shorts for less than £24, £10 high-vis and half price Airstream waterproof jacket
Much to the dismay of most of you in the comments section under this live blog*, it’s our second day of Amazon Prime Day bargain hunting. We’ll start with some corking deals on Altura gear…
For some extra visibility at night, you could do a lot worse than Altura’s Nightvision vest, and it’s half price at just £9.99 with this Prime Day deal. All but the dopiest drivers will notice you in this, and all it’s missing is an ID number to make it Mr Loophole-approved.
Get the Altura Nightvision high-viz for just a tenner
Next up, it’s Altura’s road.cc-approved Progel Plus bib shorts. Weirdly the prices vary a lot between sizes, with the small priced at £42.99, the medium at £37.99 and XXL at £31.99… all still way under the RRP, but if you take a large you’re in serious luck, because these shorts will cost you under 24 quid. That’s 60% off!
Pick up some Progel bibs from just £23.74
Last up from Altura, if you take a size small and need a new packable waterproof then the Airstream jacket for just £28.49 is a very decent buy. This versatile number could work as a top layer on wet winter rides or as your main jacket in summer, for not much money at all.
Take 51% off the Altura Airstream jacket (size small), just £28.49
* Sorry folks, the stats are telling us that the silent majority want bargains…
Take 24% off the Gore Thermo bib tights, now down to £91.48 (but head to Sigma Sports for an even better deal on women's Gore bibs)
Gore kit usually gets close top marks whenever we review it on road.cc, and although 91 quid is still quite a lot of money, it’s by far the best deal we can find on the high quality Thermo bib tights at the moment, at 24% off the RRP.
With a slim fit and Gore’s Windstopper tech, you can stay warm yet still train hard and ride fast in these quality bib tights that should last you many winters.
Get the Gore Thermo bib tights for £91.48
While that is a good deal, if you require female bib tights then we’ve spotted a much better one over at Sigma Sports (sorry not sorry Amazon overlords). The Thermo+ tights are down to just £56, a whopping 67% off! The only catch is that all sizes are sold out other than XS, but if that’s your size then this is a jolly good bargain.
Save a huge 67% on Gore Thermo+ women’s bib tights, just £56 at Sigma Sports
Up to 31% off Garmin GPS smartwatches — BIG savings on Garmin Venu Sq + Garmin Forerunner 45S
GPS watches offer an alternative to bike computers and can track your ride just the same, as well as allowing you to see who’s trying to contact you, what tunes you’re pumping for your efforts, and loads of other helpful data and features. As with computers, Garmin are one of the major players in the smartwatch game, and the Forerunner 45S and Venu Sq have some big reductions this Prime Day…
The Venu Sq [above] is down to £119.99, a 33% reduction. This watch has a 1.3” touch display, health tracker and sports apps, heart rate measurement, sleep analysis, a six-day battery life and contactless payment for mid-ride coffee stop convenience.
Get the Venu Sq smart watch for £119.99
Yesterday there were refurbished Forerunner 45 watches going for as little as £75, and while these ones are all sold out you can still get brand new Forerunners for less with some decent Prime Day deals. The Forerunner 45 is down to £109.99, a 31% saving, and the Forerunner 55 with added training guidance features is just £119.99, which is 33% off the original RRP. Both have GPS, heart rate, activity tracking and wireless syncing with Strava and all your other favourite apps plus loads more cyclist-friendly features.
Taking your training indoors? The Saris Fluid2 indoor trainer is now a ridiculous £74.64!
We were pretty amazed that the dependable, road.cc-rated Saris Fluid2 was down to £82 yesterday, and now it’s even less at £74.64!
If you don’t need a smart trainer or even just want a spare for pre-race car park warm-ups, you’re not going to find better for less than this. It’s not even a Prime Day deal, but is probably the biggest cycling bargain we’ve found on Amazon these past few days.
Big deals on Draper tools, including 30-piece Allen key set for £12.99 and Allen + screwdriver set for just £19.99
One of the most popular deals on our summer Prime Day blog was a bargain Draper hex key set, and if you missed out that time then these ones are arguably even better, with this 30-piece set down to just £12.99. There are metric and imperial keys, with most of the common metric sizes for bike-related things included.
Get the 30-piece Draper Allen Key set for just £12.99
Need some screwdrivers and star attachments too? This 44-piece set is also a bit of a bargain, just £19.99 with 48% off the RRP.
Get the 44-piece Draper Allen key, screwdriver + attachment set for just £19.99
Clip into some Look Keo Classic 3 pedals for just £23.49
As the name suggests, these pedals are classics and also received a very good score when we last reviewed them in 2017. At just £23.49 for Prime Day, this is the cheapest we can find them on the interwebs right now, so if you’re a Look loyalist and need a new set of pedals, snap ’em up.
Tuneful deals: QXQ Wireless Earbuds just £19.99, Oladance Open Ear Headphones now £119.99
Both of these earbud sets have 20% off for Prime Day. The Oladance Open Ear Headphones got high praise in our review, and with Bluetooth, Android and iPhone compatibility, up to 16 hours of run time and the ability to hear your surroundings while listening to your favourite tunes, they’re ideal for outdoor or indoor riding.
Get the Oladance Open Ear Headphones for £119.99
If you’re after some budget earbuds, the QXQ Wireless are a steal at 20 quid. You get Bluetooth, earhooks for running, IP7 waterproof rating and up to 8 hours of run time. Tidy!
Need more powerful lights? The Cateye AMPP 500 front and rear set is just £34.99 for Prime Day
Yesterday we found that Cateye’s AMPP 400 set was on for £28.99 (the deal’s still live), but if you’d like a little more lumens then you can get the 500 for £34.99 instead, saving 42%! This is a dependable light set with a max 500 lumens at the front, so a good bright option for the city or partially-lit paths and trails.
Bag a big discount on this Rockbros top tube bag, just £14.39
If you need some extra space on your top tube, this one is super roomy and reduced by 20% for Prime Day. It’s waterproof and has a 1.6 litre capacity for snacks, valuables, innuer tubes and more.
Welcome to the road.cc Amazon Prime Day live blog (again)
Déjà vu? The cynical among you might say we’ve already had two Amazon Prime Days this year, and that having another two in October just three months later is yet another step in the quest to get you to hand your money over to the international retail giant. The cynical among you might also point out that Amazon Prime Days 3 and 4 are also conveniently spaced out in advance of next month’s Black Friday consumerism-extravaganza, in the run up to Christmas and the New Year sales…
We say it before every one of these deals blogs and we’ll say it again today — you don’t have to buy anything, and you certainly don’t have to buy from Amazon if you don’t want to… but we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t point out that some of the deals on cycling kit, tech and accessories you’ll see over the next 48 hours may well be the cheapest prices you can get.
So, if you need something, were planning on buying something anyway, you might find Amazon Prime Day offers you your best deal. Alternatively you could just support your local bike shop instead (we won’t grass you up to Bezos)…
To get the deals you’ll need an Amazon Prime account, which you can usually get on a month-long trial, or for 99p for a week if you’ve already used your free month up. Just set a reminder in your phone to cancel it before you get billed the full whack (again, we won’t tell Big Jeff if you don’t).
If you see any decent cycling-related deals, feel free to drop them in the comments after you’ve finished cursing Amazon and us for running this blog.
We also have to mention that road.cc may earn a small commission from some of the deals on this page if you click on anything and buy it. We doubt it will be much, but every little helps.
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This is one of the worst written articles I have seen. Dozens of typos and grammatical errors. Did anyone proof read it?
David Icke rides a bike.
Would you like to take another run at that?
That's what Big Brother tells you...
Can only go on what's in the article myself - can't actually read the report itself as none of the links on that page seem to work - how did you get to it?
1984 was written by George Orwell not Orson Wells.
Very brief look at this but I'm not sure it says anything much new, or particularly useful. Yes, they point to "some women who rode a hire bike possibly didn't ride before but might ride after". OTOH the *number* of women vs men surveyed didn't appear to be stated (except for one graph with a n=... - which was a lot less than the 5000 mentioned, and there only about half as many women responding there). Otherwise I think it just covers what regularly comes up (albeit perhaps it has to be repeated): - much fewer women from minority ethnic backgrounds. - Women care about socially safe parking locations far more than men do. - Women feel less safe on the roads due to external issues that they have no control over: traffic, road conditions and infrastructure, and harassment.
Interesting counterpoint to the 'hire bike menace' narrative (obviously with the caveat that the report authors have a vested interest in selling the benefits, but...) Appears hire bike schemes go some way to addressing the cycling gender imbalance and, given the point about parking immediately outside the destination, dockless schemes particularly so. https://micromobilitybiz.com/forest-report-finds-shared-e-bikes-are-helping-close-london-cycling-gender-gap/
@chrisonabike True, things went back to normal once the pandemic was over. In this case, however the problems are still ongoing, and aren't likely to be resolved in the near future. If anything, they're going to get worse. Food shortages are predicted because of the effect that the heatwave has had on crops. This is bound to push prices up. The Straits of Hormuz aren't likely to reopen anytime soon and the strategic oil reserves are running low. Russia is having to import petrol because its own refineries have been badly hit, so that's even more competition for an even more scarce resource. I think that more and more people are going to see cycling as a way of cutting household bills.
I think if "grown up" cyclists * are quibbling about ASLs we've very much missed the road safety point anyway. (Not to mention the wider "better transport choices" picture). ASLs are poor-to-useless "cycling infra", even for their design intent. If the idea is "for less confident cyclists" then a design that requires that you re-position in front of the motor traffic - waiting to accelerate - seems unhelpful. Of course they're only designed to help when traffic is stopped, and you can reach the front in time and if vehicles aren't already occupying them. As we're noting here drivers frequently ignore them - whether that be deliberate, a lack of road craft, because they were concentrating on following the vehicle in front, or because the paint has rubbed off. * Aside: shouldn't cycling also be safe and accessible for kids? Or should they only be allowed to do this when accompanied by sufficient qualified adults? Or be limited to parks and otherwise being driven around by their carers? Perhaps there is another way...?
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It would be great if Road CC
It would be great if Road CC did a live blog on Amazon stopping using every accountancy trick they can to reduce the amount of tax they pay.
According to this well trusted source, Amazon paid no tax for the last two years:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/01/amazon-uk-services-main-division-pay-no-corporation-tax-for-second-year-in-row-tax-credit-government-super-deduction-scheme
Shop local, shop with anyone but Amazon.
Hear hear.
Hear hear.
If you are out on a ride and can’t get service from a local shop or you can’t test ride the bike you are interested in to see if it works for your body, shit like this is the reason.
Across every industry, not just bikes, amazon is destroying the ability for local owned businesses which support your community to survive. Every penny spent on amazon is a penny gone from your community.
I am disappointed in Road.cc for publicising this.
Road.cc probably get ad or
Road.cc probably get ad or affiliate revenue from Amazon, hence they will promote it.
Money trumps ethics most of the time.
OMG…. I actually agree you
OMG…. I actually agree you with.
I need to go and have a lay down in a darkened room.
Stop it. Can’t have this sort
Stop it. Can’t have this sort of thing happening haha
Me too. Clicked like before
Me too. Clicked like before seeing the username (which the comment is a bit of a contradiction to…).
marmotte27 wrote:
That’s not necessarily true, right wing folks often want free capitalism and the government not to interfere with competition. By the government subsidising amazon through lack of taxation which other companies can’t benefit from they are crushing the competition which would allow competitors to flourish.
I don’t claim to speak for Left_Is but thinking amazon destroying our economy for the benefit of half a dozen people is a bad thing isn’t really a partisan issue.
Patrick9-32 wrote:
However, capitalism inherently leads to businesses attempting to gain and abuse a monopoly. Certainly in this country, there has been a push by right-wingers to gift monopolies to certain people via privitisation (e.g. water companies). It’s quite typical for lefties to decry businesses that abuse their power and for righties to celebrate big businesses for their massive profits.
Patrick9-32 wrote:
IMO – Amazon, great for cheap stuff, quick delivery on urgent bits and great for customer service. I get a bit from there.
But where possible, or certainly for higher value purchases/items you want a proper warranty or local service, you need to look closer to home.
I don’t agree with the lack of taxation on a giant like this either though.
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So depending on the user-name, you may or may not approve?
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Just like we used to do in pre-school, yeah?
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Flintshire Boy wrote:
That’s due to certain commenters not posting sincerely and instead, just putting whatever they think will get a response to themselves. It’s annoying and we certainly don’t want to be encouraging them to continue posting their rancid views, even if they occasionally post something that seems reasonable (though I’m sure that they will then pivot into continuing their pointless attention seeking). The situation is made worse when certain commenters have previously been banned from this site due to their various racist/sexist comments.
There is a reason that people value their reputations and that’s so that others will know whether they are dealing with someone with honestly held views and opinions or just some random bullshitter.
hawkinspeter wrote:
Thanks Mr Perfect. Spreading more lies, falsehoods and trying to whip up everyone against certain users, looks great on you too doesn’t it.
What lies?
What lies?
perce wrote:
These ones maybe?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_(band)
It’s a simple enough question
It’s a simple enough question – what lies?
Looking below you scored a
Looking below (or is it above?) you scored a hole in one…
chrisonatrike wrote:
Pretty sure you do the same
Pretty sure you do the same as well if you see certain usernames.
Left_is_for_Losers wrote:
Which they freely admit in the text above, so yet another one of your pathetic attempts to besmirch the site dies on its arse. Honestly, get a hobby, go for a bike ride.
Rendel Harris wrote:
Rendel – what has got into you today? Chill out!
Funnily enough, if you read the comments, other people agree with me!
Holding an opinion that money trumps ethics is just that. If you think it’s fine for them to promote Amazon, that’s all good. It was just a reason why road.cc would promote it.
Honestly, you sit there and accuse me of trolling and so on, this thread was absolutely good-natured till you turn up.
Left_is_for_Losers wrote:
It has nothing to do with whether one approves of it or not, you came in stating “Road.cc probably get ad or affiliate revenue from Amazon” as if they were doing something underhand when in fact they freely admit that they do in the text. Your disdain for this site and its commenters is well-known; one could hardly miss it as it has been frequently restated by you both in your current iteration and under your previous, now banned for trolling amongst other unsavoury behaviours, identity. Everybody knows who you are and what you are so it’s a bit late to try and pretend that you are the good-natured voice of reason in this neighbourhood.
Rendel Harris wrote:
It was a statement Rendel, that they “probably” get revenue from promoting Amazon products. Which you have now pointed out, they do state at the top of the page.
That’s it – end of story.
And if it has to do with me not the comment then take it up with road.cc or something. I’m within the t&c’s – if it isn’t you can speak to them, not be their policeman.
No need to get so worked up about it. Just calm down a touch, please. You’re just making mountains out of molehills like usual. Probably because you’re a writer I guess.
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Pretty sure previously banned users coming back on again as someone else is not in most sites t&c’s.
Also I am sure you must have broken one of these to come back on, especially the last one.
Left_is_for_Losers wrote:
No you are not, you were previously banned from this website and so you are breaching the terms and conditions, at a minimum, about being misleading as well as, one assumes, using a false email address.
Rendel Harris wrote:
More lies and fake news.
Typical lefty distribution of falsehoods.
Left_is_for_Losers wrote:
Go on then, just state for the record, as you never have, that you are not the poster who was banned from this site as thisismyusername. You are, definitely, the one who came back using the name Rendel Harriz and when you were stopped from doing that started using the name Ledner Sirrah (oh so clever!) so you can drop the crap about me being obsessed with you, silly boy.
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Ironic coming from you, given that this phrase neatly sums up the last 13 years of government in the UK under the . . . right wing!
Still happy to be a Lefty,
Still happy to be a Lefty, Loser, Snowflake, Woke, Amazon-refuser.
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BIKE SHOP!
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BIKE SHOP! (you will miss it when it is gone)
the little onion wrote:
Local bikes shops make FAR more out of servicing than any profit margins on sales
wycombewheeler wrote:
Mainly because margins have been squeezed by online retailers who are able to offer the same product at a lower price because they can afford to operate at net profit margins well under 5% which would be death to a small business.
This means costs for servicing have gone up to compensate and allow the shops to subsidise their sales side.
Do you really want to do
Do you really want to do business with such a company?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/10/amazon-trafficking-links-claims-saudi-arabia-workers-abuses
Shameful.
essexian wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/10/amazon-trafficking-links-claims-saudi-arabia-workers-abuses
Shameful.
— essexianWe could fill a fair few pages with accounts of how Amazon workers are treated (i.e, abused & exploited) in the UK and around the world. I don’t buy anything from Amazon and I seem to manage just fine.
Simon E wrote:
Just checked my amazon account, last six months
tine screwdriver for changing battery on my garmin HRM, don’t know where else i would have got that.
new racket grips – could have found elsewhere online
new bar tape – could have used wiggle / merlin
shimano jockey wheels – couldn’t find anywhere else strangely
tubeless sealant injector – couldn’t find anywhere else
skullshaver -sure i could have found that elsewhere.
so about 1 order a month, most I could buy elsewhere, probably time to cancel my prime
Worth pointing out that there
Worth pointing out that there’s no need to set reminders to cancel trial subscriptions, just cancel them immediately. You’ll still get the trial period.
Friendly reminder that Giro
Friendly reminder that Giro is still owned by Vista Outdoor, the ammunition manufacturer that donates a significant amount of money to the NRA so that the school shootings can continue.
(They did originally say that they were going to separate Giro, but that appears to have been just a marketing lie).
hawkinspeter wrote:
Do Giro make any useful cycling products, or is it just plastic hats? Maybe they should look into bulletproof lids for american schools.
*Disclaimer I do use a cycling helmet sometimes despite my doubts about their efficacy*
When posting trainers could
When posting trainers could you post how load they are?
Still looking for something quiet so can watch streaming at same time.
beryl666 wrote:
They did, it’s in the review that’s linked from the post above. Here https://road.cc/content/review/saris-fluid2-trainer-smart-equipped-283799
69dB at 20mph.
That Rockbros 1.6 litre bag
That Rockbros 1.6 litre bag is only £11.73 on EBay, with free delivery.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314695701901
Amazon isn’t a bargain.