Britton's Pick
Bontrager Glo and Ember Lights
The Bontrager Glo and Ember lights are perfect for the avid commuter, the casual cruiser or early morning road racer who are looking to be seen. For only $12.99 these lights are extremely low profile, with a silicone strap that lets you easily fasten the lights to anything from you handlebars and seat post to your helmet and handlebars. These little lights are powered by watch batteries and will run for 40+ hours. If you need something a little more powerful check out the Bontrager Glo USB and Bontrager Ember USB. These versions are USB rechargeable and feature a brighter light that has a run time of 30+ hours and will recharge in 2 hours. If you ride your bike at all in the dark or low light properly invest in this sweet little light set and be safer while on the road.
Gavin's Pick
The Bell Super Helmet
The Bell Super is my favorite all around helmet for the money. It is such a versatile helmet that I use mine while commuting in the snow during the winter and while getting RAD on the dirt in the summer time. It suction cups to your cranium for ultimate protection while maintaining comfort. It features a large visor with google guide that works well with both goggles and sunglasses. If you want to fit into the "Enduro" scene the Bell Super is the most "Enduro" helmet on the market. I guaranteed that wearing this helmet will make you a 5x more RAD rider. When I put this helmet on I instantly get stoked about the trail I'm going to ride!
Franklin's Pick
Bontrager Race X Lite TLR Road Wheels
At the heart of these wheels are DT Swiss hubs. The hubs feature DT's star ratchet designed internals, smooth sealed bearings, and an 11 speed Shimano freehub. The hubs are completely user serviceable, and require no special tools to rebuild, or for spoke replacement. The wheels use top of the line DT swiss straight pull bladed spokes. With 18 radially laced spokes up front, and 24 in the back with a unique radial, and 2-cross on the drive side to keep the wheels snappy and quick under acceleration. The rims are extremely strong, crazy light, and reinforced at the spoke nipple to reduce fatigue and increase life of the rim. The wheels utilize Bontragers TLR (tubeless ready) design and can easily have the tires set up tubeless. At an astonishing light 1440 grams they put most wheels to shame in both weight and cost. (*cough cough Dura-ace, Zipp cough*)
I have been running these wheels for a few hundred miles now and even with heavy all-weather tires they have been a huge upgrade in weight savings and snappy performance. I have never been a strong climber and usually only grunt up to be able to bomb back down. With the Bontrager RXL wheels I have not only been able to climb quicker, but can feel the power going into getting me where I want to go! My only complaint is that I didn't get them sooner!
The wheels come with a tubeless rim strips, valves, as well as internal cam quick release skewers. Thanks to Bontrager's Wheel Works the wheels come true down to a 1/10th of a millimeter, and after being checked over multiple times will stay that way longer. To find out more about Bontrager wheel works watch the video.
Race X Lite wheels run $424.99 for the front, and $579.99 are easily going to make them the best wheel-set under a $1000 (even compared to a few hundred over). These wheels are the perfect upgrade for anyone who wants a durable long lasting wheelset that will climb easier, ride faster and farther. Come into the shop and see them for yourself!
Steve's Pick
Jaybird BlueBuds X Bluetooth Headphones
Have you every had soundtrack to a ride that just fit? Where every beat in the music flowed with the bumps on the trail or the chorus pumped you up to pound up that steep grade? Sometimes adding music to a ride can unleash something inside you that makes a ride that much more enjoyable.
I got tired of dealing with the normal ear buds and the cords that go along with them and started researching bluetooth headphones when I came across the Jaybird BlueBuds X. The BlueBud X are specifically designed for active people and their active lifestyles. They feature great wireless sound, secure fit and are guaranteed to be sweatproof. The BlueBud X has an 8 hour battery life and pairs with most bluetooth devices with a range of 30 feet.
I've used the JayBird BlueBud X multiple times while riding or working out at the gym and have found them very comfortable and with the right fit very secure. It's nice to leave my iPhone in my pocket and be able to listen to music, answer phone calls and use Siri completely wirelessly.
We now stock both the Jaybird Bluebud X and the Jaybird Freedom Sprint bluetooth headphones. If you want to cut the cords and really enjoy music get yourself a set of BlueBud X's and Power Your Passion.
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