If you don't want to put up with the winter cold on your bike, but still can't stop pedaling, you might want to get on your bike from time to time. The aids and virtual experiences are becoming ever more sophisticated, bringing them ever closer to the realities of outdoor sports. KOM now has a base for bikes and rollers in its range that can be tilted by up to 13 degrees to simulate inclines. Unfortunately, it is not designed for simulated descents. But who knows, it may yet come. KOM Rocker Plate.

The lockdown and the obligation to work from home massively reduce the usual radius of action, but at least you can go on a virtual trip. The movie Three Peaks & In Between certainly helps here. It tells the story of Jana Kesenheimer and the bike race of her life. As part of the Three Peaks Bike Race, she overcomes almost 2000 kilometers and 30,000 meters of altitude and goes through the entire human emotional spectrum several times. The documentary is worth watching and can be rented or bought on Vimeo.

For many outdoor sports enthusiasts, stainless steel containers are almost a matter of course as drinking bottles for sport - or in the office. And what about the food you bring from home? If this is still slumbering away in a plastic cup, there is a nicer solution here too.

One of the most relevant innovations for mountain bikes is the dropper seatpost. If you want to make it even more versatile, you should take a look at the Switchgrade. This is an adapter for the seat post that allows you to adjust the angle of the saddle in no time at all. The promised benefits: Better handling, especially up- and downhill, as the seat angle also adjusts with the saddle angle.