The best gadgets for a bike racer
This is the top five things to have either on you when cycling on actually on your bike when your out and about. Get those bike pedals ready because here they come.
5.
Energy bar or energy gel.
These are great for before and after events as the put all the carbohydrates your body has lost or is about to lose straight back in making you feel a lot better. There is even a gel that can help build muscles up taking around seven days to work. What's great about using the gel is that you can use it when you are in the middle of cycling.
4. Of course it had to be in the top five, the bike helmet
No real cyclist could really get anywhere without one of these. This really is only in the top five as it is so vital for cyclists to own one.The range of helmets out on the market is huge and some are even made to suite different weather climates.
3.The small onboard computer
This is certainly a must have for all riders who take cycling very seriously. Easily attached to the front of the bike they can record nine different pieces of data.
- Current Speed
- Odometer
- Trip Distance
- Elapsed time
- 12/24hr clock
- Average Speed
- Pacer
- Maximum Speed
- Dual Wheel
- Temperature
- Cadence
2. Wheels
At number two simply because I love to change the wheels on my bike. There are thousands of designs to use ranging from the plain wheels that come with every bike or various other ones like zipp wheels.
1.If your going out and forget this then do not bother carrying on, is the reason why this is at number one. Its not exciting, its not brilliant technology.
A simple water bottle comes in first simply because without it you would certainly not be able to carry out long stretches.
Well there you have it, the top five things to take with you and use when using a racing bike.
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