The DealCatcher's got some juicy deals for you to literally and figuratively sink your teeth into today.
We start over at Science in Sport where their Team Sky selection bundle - which features protein, energy gels, hydration tablets, and Team Sky bottles - is available for half of its normal price.
Second, Chain Reaction Cycles have sliced the price of their range of Northwave Extreme Tech road shoes by 60%.
And finally, over at Radial Cycles you can get the highly rated - by us at least - Alight Race saddle at a 35% discount.
Science in Sport
If it's good enough for Team Sky, it's good enough for you, right?
Well, this bundle contains a selection of the multiple Tour de France winning team's favourite SiS products - as well as some of their questionable flavour choices.
But don't worry about that, you don't have to get on board with Chris Froome's weird obsession with banana energy gels. With SiS's new website functionality you can pick and choose your own flavours for each product within the bundle.
Chain Reaction Cycles
Times change, as does fashion. Just ask the folks at Northwave, a lot has changed in their design department at least.
2015's Northwave Extreme Tech Road Shoe has changed its skin a lot over the last three years - check out the 2013 incarnation in our review below - not that much has changed performance-wise though.
The shoes received a road.cc 8/10 back then, and the 2015 ultralight carbon sole, microfibre upper, fantastic ventilation and comfort, and anallergic and antibacterial footbed should keep you bashing out the miles no problem now.
Radial Cycles
Finally, "a saddle for the speed merchants."
Those are the words of our esteemed reviewer Stu Kerton, the man we charged with testing this piece of kit when it flew by road.cc Towers last summer.
The Alight saddle is a fantastic bit of kit even when you're not considering the bargain price tag - especially with its current 35% discount.
The weight of 244g is impressive, especially considering its chromoly rails - ain't no carbon here - and seriously solid build quality.
Stu liked it, so you should too.
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