There comes a point in every winter cyclist’s life when you stop believing in layering and start believing in battery packs. The promise is simple: heated gloves, heated insoles, maybe even a heated base layer — gear so technologically advanced it feels like you’re cosplaying…
Every year, it happens. The leaves fall. The roads glisten with a film of damp betrayal. Your group ride becomes a rolling discussion on tyre pressure that somehow turns into a full-blown emotional spiral.
You may think that the most dangerous moment for any cyclist is when they stand at the top of a mountain, ready to drop into a high-speed descent. Wrong. The most dangerous moment is Black Friday. You open a link out of curiosity, and suddenly…