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Hulsroy
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This is essentially an anti-buyer thread. So forget fads, and lets focus on what cycling products/items have been the best value in terms of the rewards you've reaped in your enjoyment of cycling.
Carradice Saddlebag, I bought a small one with a saddle mounted support. Now I don't need a bag to ride to work, which is great in the summer. When riding for fun, I no longer need to to try to pack everything into jersey pockets. I have room for sandwiches, camera, a waterproof that is actually waterproof (vs being packable), tools, and so on. You can do weekend (out saturday, bnb/hostel, back sunday) rides and fit everything you need in it.
Garmin hiking GPS, my first foray into cycling GPS, cost £100, never bothered with bike computers, and still don't care much about stats. The ability to quickly grab new routes off ridebygps, and then go out and ride completely new roads without having to stop to check directions or get lost and end up on a busy A-road has been incredible. It's also handy for hiking obviously. Only trouble has been the mounts have been shit for bikes so I have now upgraded to a Touring Edge.