(gentle music)
(water rushing) - It's truly a great water bottle but I feel like it
might be too affordable. As the human race advances
and we enjoy new technologies we now have the ability to
make $40 bike water rolls. We used to only have the
technology to make 'em 10 bucks but these are $40 and they
might actually be worth it. Let's start with the Bivo. This is a stainless steel
21 ounce water bottle. It's not insulated. I like that because it holds more water and it has more benefits
than you might think. First of all, the finish
on the water bottle is actually pretty grippy. and so it stays in the cage better but it's still easier to
pull out and it has a straw. This doesn't work at all. I was actually using it wrong. I thought this was so you
could sip it right side up. Got a whole long full of
air and water doing that. This is actually to let
air back into the bottle so you can drink from
it faster and it works. Plastic water bottle you gotta squeeze when
you're chugging from it. This one you just sip
away and just blast high pressure water into your esophagus. But there are some other benefits as well. For example, the mouthpiece
is just way better quality. I've had these come out on a ride and it can really put a damper in the fun. And so it's nice that
there's sort of a premium non throwaway option that
you can keep for a long time. Now the other one, the
speed flask by speed fill. This whole top pops open and you can just now these are actually quite popular. I really like this. It's nothing like a bike water bottle. It's more like a thermos that fits in a bike water bottle cage. You can see here, it pops open. It's got a nice big opening. The cap screw is off no straw or anything, but this is insulated. And so if you ride in extreme weather or maybe you're a commuter you wanna bring your coffee to work, this transitions from the bicycle to the office pretty nicely. And for that matter, if you're
doing some other activity like hiking has a little
handle that you can hold it by. There're not a lot of
products like this on Amazon. They have water bottles
that are advertised as bike water bottles and then they don't have the little indent and so you just hit a bump and it flies out onto
the road or the trail. And so I'm happy somebody makes this especially a reputable
company like speed fill. I actually have been using it quite a bit and I can say enjoyable bottle to use. Now before we move on, we should weigh these in comparison to a plastic water bottle. Plastic water bottle weighs 73 grams. Let's weigh the Bivo which would be the closest
comparison to this, 156 grams. And the speed fill which we can't really
compare 'cause it's big. It's got a giant plastic cap, 320 grams so add to
the weight of the water the weight of these heftier bottles. But like I said, they have some
benefits that you can't get with a plastic one. Plus you get to spend an extra $30. This is the little big bike. It costs $250 and I've
been using it heavily. So the little big bike actually
doesn't come like this. This is its final form, highest power level but actually when you first get it, it starts off as a 14 inch balance bike that a two and a half year
old could kick around. And then as they grow a little bit bigger you flip the chain stay over and it becomes a bigger balance bike that they can kick around. And then once they're
ready for a pedal bike you buy the pedal kit, which is $70. You install this crank set,
you screw a free wheel on and it is a pedal bike
in just a few minutes. Now I started using it
because I like to kick around with my daughter and just make her feel like we're both doing
an activity together. But also kids have come
over here like five six year olds that ride pedal bikes and now all of a sudden I have one I just throw the crank kit in
there and it's a pedal bike. When it becomes a pedal bike it's actually a pretty good one. You can see this is a simple frame. It's not that heavy. A bicycle for kids' bike. It's got big fat tires. It's definitely in the
mountain by category. It has front and rear brakes. It has these little levers
that are very easy to squeeze. You can see I upgraded
them with sticky fingers. These are made in Ireland and
I guess they lean into it. It's got a green paint job, a shamrock on the back and the cranks are nice and short. Everything's really well thought out. Internal cable routing. And of course the biggest benefit to this is you don't have to
buy a whole bunch of stuff. This thing can be adjusted
in all sorts of ways. It can be a little balance bike a big balance bike, a big pedal bike. They're just not a lot
of other products like it and they happen to have
implemented it well. And so I give it high marks all around. These are the Redshift Arc light pedals. They're 160 bucks and
they've got lights in them. Pretty cool. Now, why do they change colors like that? Well, these lights are
always gonna show the front of the pedal as white and
the rear of the pedal as red. So if you're riding outside at night cars can tell whether
you're coming or going. They can see you from far away. These are pretty bright and
they're in a pretty good spot. I think pedals are good because they move around, they're very visible. So one thing that's
pretty cool about these they're completely hands off. If you just put the
bike down on the ground and leave it there, they
time out and turn off. And then when you pick it back up again it senses the move and they turn on. And yes, you could use
these for mountain biking. These are like mountain
bike platform pedals. Sometimes there's a part of your ride where you're out on the road you finish up late and it's
starting to get dark out. These would certainly make
me feel a little bit safer but also if you're a commuter, these are really good pedals. And one thing I like about them is that the charging
experience is very easy. You're not like pulling your
bicycle up to a USB cable. You're just popping these out magnetically and plugging them into a USB port. These ends right here are actually USB. Now, when I reviewed these at Sea Otter some people had some concerns about these USB ports
and them popping out. That doesn't seem to be the case with people that have these. These are very popular. When you charge these, you don't have to worry
where in the pedal you put it it figures itself out no matter what. They're just intelligent. I don't think there's
that much more to say about the Arc light Redshift pedals, they're pedals with lights. They're not the cheapest, but like I said, they're pretty premium and they give you a few features in one. I think they're pretty cool. I'm glad they exist. This is the Fox overland tailgate pad. It's on sale right now for 110 bucks and I never thought I would
be standing here talking about a split tailgate pad
because they cost the same as one that covers your entire tailgate but they hold a fraction of the bikes. This only holds two bikes. Nevertheless, I'm really happy with it. This is not coming off my truck. Now, the reason I got this is because this tailgate
has kind of a curve to it and was hard to get a full
tailgate pad to fit right. And so I tried this out. It makes it so I can
access my tailgate release, my backup camera. Both my reverse lights are visible. These would all be kind of
at least partially covered even if I used a good full tailgate pad with one of those openings in it. The other thing I realized is that it's very rare I
carry more than two bikes. I do sometimes, and I
can put an extra couple inside the bed, but for the
vast majority of people, two bikes is all you're going to need. You don't have this big thing
covering your entire tailgate making it hard to access everything, making it hard for your 360
camera or backup camera to work. And for what it's worth, I think it looks nicer. Now, one thing I've noticed on split tailgate pads is the tire on the bike that's right here
still hits into the tailgate. Fox has remedied that
this little flap here will actually protect your tailgate. And you can see there's another
little buckle over here. You can actually unbuckle this
and secure the front wheel so that it doesn't move around and it keeps the flap in place so it doesn't touch the tailgate. So at the end of the day the entire purpose of split tailgate pads is so that all your sensors
and buttons and lights and cameras are all accessible
at the back of the tailgate. And there's always gonna
be the guy that says - Hey, boy, a real man,
back up a pickup truck without them fancy cameras. I run over children, cats, dog. And yeah, the bar for becoming a man just keeps going lower
and lower and lower. I personally don't want
to pay for a feature and then pay for something
else to cover it up. It's kind of nice to pay for something that leaves it accessible. This is the Kidkusion driveway
guard for $145 an Amazon. It has four stars. So first of all, it might
be pronounced kid cushion but they spelled it Kusion
and it does what it says. It's a driveway guard. It's this net that you can
stretch across your driveway. I happen to have a really steep hill that goes down for like an
eighth of a mile over here. Not fun for toddlers. And a lot of people just have a driveway that goes into the street. You want to keep balls, balance bikes everything inside the driveway. Now I think it's more of a deterrent. It's a visual aid. Stay away from here. And I think if a kid did
go straight into this it would probably get tangled
up in their front wheel and they would go over the handlebar and that might be better
than them going in traffic. Now, why does it have
four stars in Amazon? Why not five stars? Well, I don't think it's the price. I think $145 is a very fair price for something like this, but it's not perfect. So first of all, they
include these little PVC pipes that you're supposed to hammer into the ground to give this
thing a spot to sit into. And the ones they include
are like this long. And so once this thing
gets tugged on a little bit they're angling inwards
because you hammered it into some dirt in your lawn. And so I'm gonna go back to the hardware store and redo this. Otherwise, I really like it. The other downside is it kind
of doesn't look the greatest. Now that doesn't really matter that much because you can collapse it
and bring this thing inside. But this isn't something that I'd want out on my driveway all the time. My wife probably wouldn't like it. The other complaints I
have kind of trivial. It's kind of hard to see when I'm coming up my driveway and this thing is closed. I don't see it until the last second. And so you could get
some bright spray paint and put some marks on it, probably make it look even better. All in all, it does
the job as a deterrent, as a last line of defense, a way to keep toys in the driveway. And as a father who has
a lot of balance bikes moving around his driveway I definitely would rather
have this than not. This is the anomaly switch grade. It costs $245 and I don't know that I have a bike that this will fit on. I'm gonna try my gravel bike. That is freaking cool. This has three different positions here. You can see the saddle is forwards, here it's level, and then here it's back a little bit. It's actually not recommended for this application right here. It fits a variety of dropper posts none of which I own, but they're very popular ones. I just so happen to have
wireless dropper posts on all my bikes. This allows you to get
a little bit more drop out of your seat post by
moving the nose of the saddle out of the way so you can
duck lower into your bike. It also allows you to change
the angle of the seat. So if you're climbing
something really steep it would actually feel better
if the seat was like this. And if you were descending or pedaling around on flat ground, it'd feel a lot better
if it was like this. The installation is a little
bit of a learning curve but I would imagine it's easier if you have a seat post
that's compatible with it. I don't want a lot of frames. Even with the dropper
post down all the way, there's tons of space
between your top tube and the nose of your saddle. And I, for one, would love to have a little bit more drop. Now, my one criticism of
this would be the price. I mean, $245 is a dropper post. That's a lot of money for this
little feature right here. But then again, if I really needed this, if this fit one of my seat posts I might find myself using it
enough to justify that cost. I mean, there's nothing else
like it to my knowledge. And it is made really well. It's as nice as any seat post
you're gonna install it on and it doesn't actually add
any height to your seat post. It replaces the seat
clamp that's already there and integrates. Now, as I said, I was able to get this to fit on my gravel bike. I don't know if it's
recommended for this seat post but I could see if I was doing something
janky on my gravel bike I could tilt this forwards
and get it outta my way and not commit to a
big heavy dropper post. I think it's a little pricey, but if you need it, that's the only place you're gonna get it. So anyway, I hope you had fun checking out some bike products with me today. I think we had some good ones today. Sometimes we get a whole batch of just... So it was nice for a change
to check out some stuff that I really like. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this video. If you notice I have a new shirt on. It's a Berm park shirt. It has a trail map of Berm Park on it, and they're available at cognitivemtb.com. We're going into well over a year of Berm park being open and
seems to be a big success. Buying one of these shirts
does support the channel but don't do it for me. Do it because you deserve
to buy yourself a shirt. Anyway, I hope you found some
of these products interesting. I hope you learned something today, and if you didn't, I hope you at least
found this entertaining. Thanks for riding with me today, and I'll see you next time. (upbeat music)
