Affiliate Disclosure
BikeCommuters.com participates in affiliate programs that allow us to earn commissions when you purchase products through links on our site. This page explains how that works, why we do it, and what it means for you as a reader.
How Affiliate Links Work
When you click certain product links on BikeCommuters.com and make a purchase, we receive a small percentage of that sale as a commission. This doesn’t increase your cost. The price you pay is identical whether you use our link or go directly to the retailer. The retailer pays us a finder’s fee for sending customers their way.
These commissions help maintain BikeCommuters.com, cover hosting costs, support content creation, and allow us to continue serving the cycling community with honest product reviews, practical advice, and cycling lifestyle information.
Amazon Associates Program
BikeCommuters.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
When we link to products on Amazon, those are affiliate links. If you buy something after clicking through, we receive a commission. Again, this doesn’t affect your price or your Amazon account in any way.
Other Affiliate Partnerships
Beyond Amazon, BikeCommuters.com maintains affiliate relationships with various cycling industry partners. These may include:
Bike tour operators and travel companies offering cycling-focused tours and experiences.
Bicycle component and parts suppliers providing everything from chains and cassettes to handlebars and pedals.
Bike accessory retailers selling lights, locks, bags, clothing, and other cycling gear.
Complete bicycle manufacturers and direct-to-consumer bike brands.
These partnerships vary over time as we test products, evaluate services, and find companies whose offerings align with what our readers actually need. We only promote products and services we believe serve cyclists well, though we make mistakes occasionally and update our recommendations when we discover better alternatives.
Our Editorial Standards
Affiliate relationships don’t determine our content. We write about products we think are useful or interesting, whether or not affiliate programs exist for them. We criticize products that don’t work well even when we have affiliate relationships with the manufacturers. We recommend specific products when they solve real problems and acknowledge when cheaper alternatives work fine.
If a $200 product with a 10% commission barely outperforms a $50 product with no affiliate relationship, we’ll tell you to save your money. If a highly-commissioned product is genuinely the best solution for a specific use case, we’ll recommend it and explain why.
Our goal is helping you make informed decisions about cycling products and services. The affiliate income supports that goal by keeping BikeCommuters.com operational, but it doesn’t dictate our editorial judgment.
Transparency and Trust
When product recommendations appear in articles, assume those are affiliate links unless otherwise noted. We don’t mark every individual link because that clutters content and becomes tedious to read. This disclosure page serves as blanket notice that commerce links throughout the site may generate commissions.
If you prefer not to support BikeCommuters.com through affiliate purchases, you can search for products directly rather than using our links. We’d rather you make informed decisions and choose not to use our affiliate links than make poor purchases because we weren’t honest about product limitations.
Questions about specific affiliate relationships or our editorial standards? Contact us through our Facebook page at facebook.com/BikeCommuters.
Last Updated: December 2025