Seven years. A lot of wasted money. This shortlist.
Seven years of daily riding, long-distance touring and motovlogging — and a garage full of gear that didn't make the cut. This store is the shortlist that did.
When you start out, every forum and every ad has an opinion, and most of it is noise. I bought the cheap stuff that broke, the expensive stuff that wasn't worth it, and slowly figured out the handful of things that genuinely last. That hard-won shortlist is what lives here — nothing I haven't ridden with.
- 7+
- Years riding & filming
- 74
- Items that made the cut
- 2
- Complete setups
- 0
- Paid placements
How I decide what stays
Ridden, not unboxed. Anything listed has been used long enough to know how it fails, not just how it looks on day one.
Money where it matters. Sometimes the $10 fix is the hero and the premium option is a trap. I'll tell you which is which.
Community-checked. Riders submit their finds; the best get tested and added — so the list keeps getting better than any one person's garage.