Boutique vs Budget: Pumps, multi-tools, bottle cages - we put the most alluring and the most economical Cyber Monday deals head-to-head

Silca Super Pista Ultimate Hiro Edition Floor Pump

USA: was $499.00, now $399.00 at Backcountry

UK: was £550.00, now £412.50 at Sigma Sports

It's a three figure saving - something you have to admit you don't often see when it comes to floor pumps. Rosewood handles go without saying at this point in the market - and when you're paying more than price of a bike computer, magnetic docking for the air hose is a feature which enters the scene. 

Of course, there's inescapable morbid reflections which accompany the purchase of a floor pump which has a claimed longevity that might outlast your own - but that's all part of the experience here.

Topeak JoeBlow Urban EX Floor Pump

USA: was $49.95, now $39.96 at Backcountry

UK: was £37.02, now £29.99 at BikeInn

It's not the cheapest floor pump out there, even at this handy discount. But the rule of diminishing returns - double the price of your bike and you won't go twice as fast - does have a counterpoint in there being a floor of quality which it's wise to stay above. Buy (sufficiently) nice or buy twice; I can't afford to buy cheap tools, etc.

This is a particularly neat model - although it has 'urban' in title, all that means is that more air is moved per stroke and that the maximum pressure is lower than traditional 'road' pumps.

But who's topping their tires up to 180 psi these days? This pump goes up to 120 psi (more than plenty) and will get you there faster whilst giving you a more accurate readout as the needle actually makes use of the dial rather than staying within just one sixth.

Wolf Tooth 8-Bit Kit One

USA: was $139.95, now $104.96 at Amazon

UK: was £150.00, now £148.00 at Merlin Cycles

It's an eye-catching design - very slim, very minimalist. If you ever get a mechanical outside Oslo's opera house, I'm sure you'll get many admiring nods.

It packs 8 bits but boasts 17 functions: hex keys from 2mm to 8mm, T10 and T25 Torx bits, flat head and two cross head screwdrivers - and then the fun bits!

Master link storage, a valve cleaner and valve core tightener, a spoke wrench, a tire lever, plug tool, knife, and a "specially shaped rim dent remover" - fancy.

Crankbrothers Multi 17 Tool

USA: was $29.99, now $20.99 at Backcountry

UK: was £29.99, now £21.99 at Evans Cycles

I think this is actually quite a pretty multitool, but safe to say it's been upstaged by the Wolftooth. 

The list of functions covers all your basic needs: Hex keys from 2mm to 8mm, a flat head and cross head screwdriver, a T25 Torx key, four spoke wrenches and a chain tool.  

It's a no-nonsense multitool which is actually large enough to be regularly used without frustration - not the case with all tools.

Silca Titanium Cage

USA: was $80.00, now $64.00 at Backcountry

UK: was £90.00, now £81.00 at Merlin Cycles

Weighing 29% less than an aluminium bottle cage, the proportional weight savings are distinctly impressive - even if you might not notice that 12 gram difference enough to miss them.

But that's besides the point - pure weight weenie-ism is not what these cages are about. No, it's the beauty of the tubular titanium construction, "hand bent in Indianapolis" and optimized for "purist bottles" (although I have to admit, I don't think I'd genuinely recognize one of those if I saw it...)

But again - that is besides the point. The anodizing is a thing of beauty, an oil slick rainbow pattern which you can match with your bottle bolts, drivetrain, tubeless valves and wheel hubs. Match... or did I mean clash?

No matter, the long cutout for the bottle cage bolts is pretty handy for adjusting exactly where the cage sits on your down tube / seat tube - and can you put a price on convivence? Well, yes, yes you can.

Topeak Shuttle AL bottle cage

USA: was 13.49, now $6.99 at Wiggle

UK: was £10.99, now £8.99 at Tredz

There are cheaper aluminium bottle cages, but you do have to be careful not to go too cheap and get one which snaps at a join as soon as you pull a bottle out a little too forcefully.

With Topeak, you know you are getting quality, which is why I chose these cages for my own bikes several years ago - and I'm pleased to report that all are still going strong!

A metal cage allows you to bend it in a little bit, giving a tighter grip on your bottles. That's the main reason I went over to aluminium over composite, as I was getting frustrated with the number of bottles I kept losing. 

There are fancy designs which propose a solution to this issue, but personally I'd rather not spend any more on my bottle cages than I strictly have to. 

The only limitation is the single, round holes for the bolts, which doesn't allow for any adjustability of where the bottle cage sits on the frame. Fortunately for me, the position doesn't cause any issues, but there are third party adaptors which you can use if you need more adjustment - although getting a bottle cage with that feature built in would probably be more cost efficient!