Disclosures

Last updated 28 September 2026

Pedal Brief is free to read. It pays for itself (eventually, we hope) through affiliate links. This page explains what that means and what we promise in return.

The short version

Pedal Brief may earn a commission if you buy through links in an issue or on this site. The price you pay stays the same. We only link to merchants on our allowlist, and coverage is our own editorial judgment. If something is paid placement, it will say Sponsored.

Affiliate relationships

Some links we share are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, the merchant may pay us a small commission. You don't pay extra for this.

We intend to apply to affiliate programs run by shops and brands we already link to, such as Zwift and BikeTiresDirect (both via Impact), Sigma Sports (via Avelon), Garmin, and European shops through Awin. As of the date above, we have not joined any affiliate program, so no link on this site or in the newsletter earns us anything. When we join one, we will name it here.

We keep a merchant allowlist. We don't insert affiliate links for merchants we haven't reviewed and approved.

Shop links on this site

Guides that name products have a Where to buy list. Those links go through an address on our own site, like pedalbrief.com/go/favero-assioma-duo, which forwards you straight to the shop's product page. We do it this way so we can fix a link in one place when a shop moves a page, and so that a link can become an affiliate link later without us editing every page and email that uses it.

• Today, every one of these links goes to the plain shop page. No tracking code, no commission.
• If a shop's affiliate program accepts us, its links will carry that program's tracking. The link is then marked affiliate in the list, the disclosure note at the end of the guide and the line in its Where to buy box say the page has affiliate links, and the program is named on this page.
• All shop links are marked rel="sponsored nofollow" for search engines, whether or not they earn anything.
• Our forwarding step sets no cookies, and we don't keep a record of who clicked. The shop, and an affiliate network once one is involved, may track the click on their side.

Editorial independence

Unless an item is labeled Sponsored or Paid partnership, commission rates don't decide whether we cover a product. We will call something "not a deal" when the discount is cosmetic. We will criticize products from merchants we earn from. If that costs us a commission now and then, fine.

We don't test every product in-house. Most items are curated and summarized from official sources and reputable coverage, and we say so and credit the source.

Amazon Associates

If and when we are accepted into the Amazon Associates program: Pedal Brief will then be a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (and/or the Amazon EU or UK Associates programs, as applicable), an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties. As an Amazon Associate we would earn from qualifying purchases.

Free products and paid coverage

If we ever receive free products, discounts beyond ordinary affiliate terms, or payment for coverage, we will disclose that connection in the item itself, not buried at the bottom.

For readers in the EU and UK

Commercial intent should always be identifiable. Affiliate links are introduced with clear commission language, and every issue that contains them carries a disclosure near the top. We don't dress paid content up as spontaneous opinion.

Prices

Prices, discounts and stock change, sometimes within hours. Where we quote a price we aim to note when we checked it, and example prices are labeled as examples. Currency, VAT and shipping vary by where you live. Check the merchant's page before you buy.

Tracking and your data

Affiliate links can involve click tracking by the network or merchant (for example Impact, CJ or Amazon). Our email provider also measures opens and clicks. See the privacy policy for what we collect and your rights.

Contact

Pedal Brief is an independent publication run from Denmark. Questions about these disclosures, or a correction to send us: [email protected].