Very often, we hear the term “cycling gear”. Even though we
work selling cycling gear, we don’t really know what exactly falls under that
category.
In cycling, the term gear could be taken for a very
different thing, but that’s not the type of gear we sell. We do sell gear
though, as far as we can tell.
So cycling gear falls under what category? Well, there are
gears on a bicycle, but that’s not what we think this entails because not many
cyclists seem to buy a single cycling gear. Actually, not many cyclists even
call it a cycling gear – I don’t know any cyclist that doesn’t call it a chain
ring or sprocket.
Cycling Gear is most likely referred to as cycling clothing,
but then there is a collection of other bicycle
parts and cycling
accessories that we could just as easily categorize as cycling gear.
Something has spurred us on to write about this, just as a
way of thinking out loud, or on paper – on screen really. What we’re trying to
figure out is what people include in it when they talk about cycling gear, but
we have a feeling that there will be no one solid answer.
Then there is every different brand and company’s
interpretation of what is cycling clothing and what is cycling accessories. So
if cycling gear equals cycling clothing, then for all of the people who
classify bike parts such as cleats and helmet mounted lights and action
cameras, as cycling accessories or bicycle components, where does that leave
them?
Is there a no man’s land where these items exist, looking
for a place to call home and actually feel really neglected? Or are we just too
concerned about classifying our online
cycling store perfectly, and all you really care about is getting to the
end of this post and then finding great cycling offers on our store?
