Game Changers
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HOT SEAT There are lighter carbon-fiber saddles than the Fi’zi:k Arione K:1 but none as gorgeous and, more important for your nethers, as comfortable as this one. Thanks to bits of perfectly placed gel, you can actually sit on it all day. $400; fizik.it
Fizik Arione K:1 Bike Seat
Now Hear This
JayBird JB-200 Headset
The JayBird JB–200 Bluetooth Stereo Headset is superlight and water-resistant, and offers crystal-clear sound while hiding unobtrusively behind your ear. $160; jaybirdgear.com
Light Foot
How do you design the lightest marathon-racing shoe on the planet? Look at a bridge. The uppers of Nike’s new 5.5-ounce LunaRacer are attached to the midsole with a material dubbed FlyWire, tiny high-tensile threads that act like suspension-bridge cables—and weigh almost nothing. $100; nike.com
Screen Savers
Garmin Forerunner 405 Watch
Polarized lenses block glare but also LCD screens, making it almost impossible to read iPod, GPS, or heart-rate-monitor displays on the go. Until now. The “unbreakable,” photochromatic lenses in Rudy Project’s Zyon are the first to dial back the polarization just enough to let you see screens without missing a stride. $250; rudyprojectusa.com
Look and Touch
Kor One Water Bottle
Most GPS fitness watches are complicated, clunky affairs. Which is why we love Garmin’s new (and normal-size) Forerunner 405. The menus work iPod style, with a touch-sensitive bezel; it syncs wirelessly with your computer; and, best of all, it doesn’t scream, “I’m a training dork!” $300; garmin.com