Cycling tech and gear deals, without the noise.
Pedal Brief is a short newsletter for road and gravel riders who care about kit. New groupsets, tires, computers, trainers, apparel. The occasional deal that is actually a deal. No transfer rumors. No 40-link dump. English, for riders anywhere.
Like a TLDR, but only for the stuff you might buy.
How it works
- 01
Tell us your stack
Bike type, computer, budget. We use it to cut the noise.
- 02
We read the launches
Official sources and deal watches. Specs over adjectives.
- 03
You get a short brief
Four to six minutes. Gear and deals first, racing and training only as optional stubs.
What's inside
- Gear and deals. The core. What's new, what's discounted, and who it actually fits.
- Tech notes. Firmware, standards, and the compatibility gotchas nobody puts in the launch video.
- Racingoptional
A short stub, only when it changes kit choices (banned tech, tire rules). Skip it freely. - Trainingoptional
Indoor or outdoor tips, only when they tie to gear you might buy.
What it sounds like
House style, roughlyAnother 3 watts, if you believe the tunnel and your legs. The clearance number is the one that matters for your fenders.
For
- Road and gravel riders upgrading tires, wheels, computers or winter kit
- Indoor riders watching trainer and software deals
- Anyone tired of coverage that is mostly press-release karaoke
Not for
- Race diaries and breakaway narratives
- Learning to clip in (we may link out, but it isn't the point)
After you sign up, a short, optional survey asks about your bike, devices and budget. That's the whole personalization engine. You can change answers later.
Guides and tools
- guideHookless-compatible road tires: every approved tire in one list
Brand and rim-maker approvals, widths and maximum pressures, in one place.
- toolTire pressure calculator
Front and rear psi and bar for road and gravel, with hookless limits enforced.
About the money. Pedal Brief may earn a commission if you buy through links we share. It doesn't change the price you pay. We say so in every issue that has those links, and we only link to merchants on an allowlist we maintain. Full disclosures.