6 Road Bike Upgrades I’ve Tested This Month - the Good and Bad…

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Content
00:00 Intro
00:23 Topeak saddle bag
3:24 Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 headphones
6:20 Coros arm heart rate monitor
9:46 Met Trenta helmet
13:29 Topeak Racerocket Mini pump
16:51 Moon Helix rear light

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[johnhickie]

Shokz are great! You can hear road sounds while you're listening to tunes. Small enough to tuck away or even keep wearing them when you're riding with other people. My favourite tunes when I'm riding by myself? Electroswing and Brazilian Batacuda keep me going on the uphills.

[andrewbulloch]

Looking a bit bruised Dave, hope you're alright ? Hoping that's not an 'off-the-bike' incident

[cucnkmi]

MET Rivale helmet is just as good as the MET Trenta at half the cost and the exact weight. Amazing ventilation!

[rigobertogomez]

Great video! Thanks for the continuous hard work and keeping us entertained🎉🚲🚵🏻🚴🏻

[Startrek]

Yes Met Trenta helmet is great but i can put glasses in and you can normally get it in dales for around £150 if you time it well! Yet again my 2nd helmet and have a Manta too 😂

[dperreno]

I love the two compartment aspect of the Topeak bag, but I agree that the ratchet isn't as useful as a multi-tool plus a Wolftooth pack pliers with quicklink storage.

[rickvoss]

Just a quick one on the trenta I’ve had the 3k for about a year now and there is a specific little rubber either side of the helmet where your Oakleys slot in put them in upside down it works a treat…have a look 😉

[FelixRichardson]

when u mentioned that u have had issue with chest strap hr monitors I used to use a wahoo one but had numerous issues with it and bought a garmin one love it

[roykeyes]

I gave up long ago on chest strap heart rate recording
Just get a Garmin watch and broadcast your heart rate
Works perfectly

[josephmanussier]

Scosche has a HR monitor for the upper forearm that is accurate and about half the price in the US.

[njm]

Ratchets and bits are dumb to bring on a ride. In 50 years of riding I may have used a 4mm Allen for a slipping seatpost once or twice. Maintain your bike properly before you ride.

[ChryskylodonInstitute]

10:49 when wearing Pogi helmet is it contractually obligated to have a lock of hair out? :D

[Startrek]

I buy lights that last but expose are great but expensive and can last 10yrs ! I have also Sense ICON2 which is just as good intelligent links to garmin, 350lux and 15, hrs run time. Had it 5yrs still going strong!

[deanf]

Hi David, I just bought a Garmin Venu Sq cheap of eBay and use the broadcast HR to my Garmin 1040. Works perectly and is as accurate as my Garmin chest strap HR monitor, Plus I get a fitness tracker/watch with the Garmin Venu Sq for not more than the Corus arm band monitor.

[Yurkevich]

Time to check out a battery-powered pump, man. Gamechanger compared to mini hand pumps or CO2s.

[matthewlewis]

Seriously, David, you have appeared on half a dozen vids looking like you gell through a house. 'Fess up

[paulpenfold]

Pet hate of mine is pumps that can accommodate both presta and the other one. I'm sure presta only would have more resilience against wear and consist of fewer parts which is inherently better...probably.

[danaponik]

Surprised you couldn't get your Oakleys secured. The Trenta holds on to them better than any other helmet I own. Size Large helmet, if that makes a difference.

[christianberg]

Hi David. Are you sure it’s the Trenta carbon version? Looks rather like the standard one. My 3K carbon Trenta weighs only 224g. And my glasses fit well.

[KoenMiseur]

I've just done away with my pumps (and yeah I used Topeak Pumps for years) (except for maybe a bikepacking trip), I've now gone Electric Pump and CO2 as a backup.