What TDF Tech is it worth copying of the pros to make you faster and more comfortable on the road bike in 2026? Here’s some of the best value road bike upgrades from the 2026 pro cycling peloton and what we’d spend our own money on in 2026.

What’s your favourite road bike upgrade in 2026? Let us know in the comments below…

00:00 Intro
00:27 Continental GP5000 STR Tyres
01:25 Schwalbe Clik Valves
02:18 Van Rysel RCR F Helmet
03:04 Elite Leggero Cages
03:38 Reserve 57/64 Wheelset
04:48 Bike Computer
05:32 Bar Tape
06:30 Cube Litening Air C:68x
06:57 X-Lab AD9
07:15 Canyon Airroad CFR
08:03 Outro

Presented by: Jamie Williams
Videographer/Editor: Edward Westrop & Andrew Daley

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23 Comments

  1. I actually have those Reserve wheels on my tarmac SL7. They’re semi hookless and if you run them at 80 psi (5.516 bars) there are wonderful wheel in wind and downhill.

  2. I'm still riding tubs, 19mm Conti Competition, running at 120psi. I wouldn't rely on anything else downhill, on sharp bends, or poor surfaces. As for Clik valves being easy to use? Anyone finding Presta difficult has bigger issues to contend with.

  3. I moved all my bikes to Clik valves, and I absolutely fell in love, until… they started clogging with sealant and getting stuck open (leaking air). Relying only on a spring to close the valve is inadequate on tubeless wheels. It’s too bad, because they’re otherwise brilliant. If you’re not running tubeless… 👍🏼

  4. Clik valves are easily clogged by sealant. I switched back to fillmore valves on all of my tubeless wheelsets. Only using Clik valves with tubes.

  5. I definitely saw Egan Bernal jettison a bottle out of an elite leggero cage, stage 21 maybe? Nah, you got to go for the vico carbon and elite fly bottles.

  6. I have the Bianchi that Bahrain is on, but if I picked a different bike from the peloton it would be the UnoX Ridley. I have owned and sold two Ridleys in the past and I still have one for my cyclocross bike. I enjoy a Ridley as much or more than the more "prestigious" brands.

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