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Sure, winter brings frigid rides, slick roads, and plenty of time spent on the indoor trainer\u2014nothing that would excite most cyclists. But once the air turns crisp, that means it\u2019s also the arrival of the holiday season. And for cycling enthusiasts, it\u2019s the perfect time to add the latest innovations<\/a> in riding tech, apparel, and more to your wish list.<\/p>\n Whether you\u2019re doing the holiday shopping or you\u2019re the lucky cyclist on someone\u2019s gift-giving list, you can make the season brighter with our Gear of the Year<\/a> guide. Full of favorite bikes, devices, tools, and components, our guide<\/a> provides you with each of our expert\u2019s personal recommendations for the products they use to make their rides better, more efficient, and flat-out more fun.<\/p>\n Related Stories<\/p>\n And the best part? Our guide<\/a> includes a variety of game-changing gear for any and every rider. For the tech guru, a new radar system or heart rate monitor<\/a> could be the gift that hits the mark. If you\u2019re shopping for a rider that spends hours in their at-home shop keeping their bike maintained, gift them new tools for lubing a chain or sealing tires.<\/a> For the rider that loves to hit the open road for miles on end, some expert-approved fuel and saddle cases<\/a> may be what they need to make going the distance even more enjoyable.<\/p>\n What cycling gear will you add to your list this year? Explore our full Gear of the Year<\/a> guide to find the perfect holiday presents for any cyclist. To learn even more about our favorite products tested by our experts, become a Bicycling premium access member<\/a> to unlock our full collection of gear reviews<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n Member Exclusive: Check Out Our Top Cycling Stories Ashley is Editor of Content Hype at Hearst\u2019s Enthusiast & Wellness Group. She is a former collegiate runner at UNC Asheville where she studied mass communication. Ashley loves all things running; she has raced two marathons, plus has covered some of the sport\u2019s top events in her career, including the Paris Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials and multiple World Marathon Majors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read Sure, winter brings frigid rides, slick roads, and plenty of time spent on the indoor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,20907,82],"class_list":["post-339868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-hype","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Chevron](\"https:\/\/www.bicycling.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/arrow-left-regular.dc4f48a.svg?primary=%2523D4D4D4\"){kind=icon}
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