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Amazon is full of fantastic cycling products so we have dug out some of the best. Sam Gupta has been trawling through some of the most popular bike maintenance products on Amazon to test and find out which are actually worth purchasing. Some are very small and cheap like the AirTag holder, others may cost a little more upfront but still deliver incredible value compared to other options on the market like the Cozyroom tool kit.

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00:00 I've been doing some digging and I have found six of the best cheap cycling products on

00:04 Amazon, all of which are linked below.

00:07 You may remember we made a similar video last year and since you all loved it the first

00:12 time I decided to go in for round two, but with a slightly more bike maintenance focused

00:17 approach.

00:18 Which is why today I'll be testing and rating this tubeless repair kit, this jam-packed

00:23 tool kit, this tyre lever, this sneaky air tag holder, this tyre glider and lastly this

00:30 smart pump, which might be one of the best things I have ever spent money on.

00:34 So let's dive in.

00:37 First up let's start with this weld tight tubeless repair kit.

00:41 Here in the UK it came in at a pretty reasonable price, but the tools inside are incredibly

00:47 functional.

00:48 You get a crayon to mark out your puncture spot so you don't lose your place mid repair,

00:52 you get glue to ensure a strong and stable repair job, you get a file tool to clean up

00:57 and smooth off the punctured area, you get a grab tool for inserting the plugs and you

01:02 get five 10 centimetre long plugs along with a mini knife for trimming down.

01:07 Compared to other plug kits on the market this is slightly on the bulky side, but I

01:12 found this to be a little more versatile.

01:15 Having two separate tools to prepare and insert the strips is really handy and the length

01:21 of the plugs themselves make for a really easy installation.

01:25 The box that contains all of these parts would happily sit within a jersey pocket or saddle

01:30 bag, or if you have internal frame storage these bits and bobs would all tuck away really

01:35 neatly into a tool roll.

01:37 I like that this tool set is slightly more utilitarian because when tubeless does go

01:42 wrong having tools and spares that are easy to use, even when your hands might be covered

01:47 in sealant, makes a huge difference.

01:50 The ability to plug a hole and get riding faster is far more valuable to me than having

01:55 some small sleek unit which when you actually need to get yourself out of a sticky situation

02:00 may be a complete hassle to use.

02:05 When I bought this tool kit I had a certain level of expectation for its quality and it

02:10 is safe to say that it has met that expectation but also exceeded it in some areas.

02:17 However before we get onto practicality and what the tools are actually like to use, I'd

02:21 just like to appreciate how many tools have been packed into this tiny box.

02:26 For again a very reasonable price, this has pretty much everything any new cyclist would

02:31 realistically be after to get them going on completing some simple at home jobs.

02:37 There's also a few things in here that a seasoned cyclist would actually really appreciate too.

02:44 My mantra is generally to buy the best you can reasonably afford and I'm fortunate enough

02:48 to have been able to pad out my tool kit with some really solid pieces from Park Tool.

02:53 However, the majority of cyclists won't be working on their bikes as much as a self-proclaimed

02:58 obsessive like me will be, so spending loads of money doesn't actually make too much sense,

03:04 which is why I think this set serves a great purpose.

03:08 Whether you need to undertake simple jobs like tightening bolts, changing a cassette,

03:12 changing a chain or even swapping out a chain set and bottom bracket, these tools will have

03:17 you covered and are totally practical for completing those jobs.

03:21 But the types of jobs you don't necessarily want to go to your local bike shop with, because

03:26 when armed with a bit of knowledge you can quite easily do yourself and save yourself

03:31 the cost of labour.

03:33 If you do want to get more seriously into working on and building bikes, then you'll

03:38 find you'll want to add some more specialist tools to your kit.

03:41 But as a starting point to get you going, or for those who only need to undertake the

03:45 occasional job, I think this set would be ideal.

03:49 Again, if you want to find this very set for yourself, then I have linked it below.

03:54 Next up, I found this nifty little tyre lever from True Tension.

03:59 It's a company that's been around for a while, and this particular lever has been as well.

04:04 However, it was only up until recently that I got my hands on one and decided that I really

04:09 should try it out.

04:11 It's made of solid plastic, but thanks to the structure on the underside, it's incredibly

04:16 robust.

04:17 The width of the lever helps get a really decent purchase on the tyre without slipping

04:22 out too easily.

04:23 And it means that when you get the hook of the lever behind the tyre, it's easier to

04:27 slide around and lift the tyre off the bead.

04:31 It also has a feature to help you remount the tyre.

04:34 You simply hook the lever onto the rim and then slide the tyre back into place.

04:38 I really like how compact this tyre lever really is, meaning that it sits inside a jersey

04:44 pocket quite easily.

04:45 However, some may see the size as a downside for leverage, so swings and roundabouts.

04:51 But for such a simple product, it does exactly what it says on the tin, and it does it pretty

04:57 well too.

04:59 Continuing in the vein of small and neat is this little air tag holder.

05:04 It's been designed to be stealthy and sit underneath your bottle cage.

05:07 Happily, it also comes with some new, longer bolts to cater for the holder itself.

05:12 But the one touch that I really appreciate is that the bolts use a Torx head rather than

05:18 an Allen key.

05:19 So it just makes it that bit harder to remove from the bike.

05:23 Because let's face it, not many people will be walking about with a Torx T25 head.

05:28 For me, this is just a great example of a small product that will give you an extra

05:32 fighting chance should your bike go missing.

05:35 Or if you just need to keep tabs on where your bike is in the world.

05:41 Much like the tyre lever, I have this tyre glider from Rehook.

05:45 While this unit is a lot more bulky and wouldn't be something that I'd really want to carry

05:49 with me, it stands to be something that would sit at home for those more stubborn tyre installs.

05:55 This tool works in a similar way and has two uses.

05:59 For removing a tyre, you simply hook this part under the tyre like a normal lever and

06:03 then push it all the way around.

06:05 But you can also use it to put a tyre back on by hooking the tool onto the rim and then

06:10 pushing it all the way back around.

06:12 I'm sure some tyre and rim combos would really test the limit of this tool and for

06:16 some it may not be enough.

06:19 But so far, I've had really good luck with it and it's made switching tyres at home

06:23 a fair bit easier.

06:25 Lastly, we have what I thought would be the biggest gimmick ever, but surprisingly has

06:31 become my go-to pump.

06:33 I was really intrigued to see how quickly it would inflate tyres and what the user interaction

06:39 would be like.

06:40 And I'm surprised to say that it was far more intuitive than I thought it would be.

06:45 In the box you get the pump itself, a connector hose, a few adapters, a charging cable and

06:50 a carry bag.

06:51 Before I used it, I popped it on charge and made sure the battery was completely full.

06:56 Then when it comes to inflating a tyre, you simply pop in the pressure that you want,

07:00 ensuring it knows what it's inflating as it will work on motorbikes, footballs and

07:04 cars.

07:05 Then press go and it will keep inflating until it hits its target.

07:09 It's as easy as that.

07:11 It has no issue getting up to the 90-100 psi mark, but these days most people have more

07:17 sense and run a lower pressure.

07:20 The best thing is, since you can just pop it on and let it inflate, all you need to

07:25 do is make sure that the tyre is seating correctly.

07:27 It's just so easy.

07:32 So there we have it, 6 of the best cheap bike tools on Amazon.

07:36 They are all linked below if you want to go and check them out for yourself.

07:39 But do let me know down below, which would you buy?

07:43 If you enjoyed the video, then please do drop it a like, subscribe to the channel for more

07:46 content and I will see you again very soon.

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