Some links in the journal earn a commission
Some of the links in The Road Well Traveled are affiliate links. Follow one, buy something, and the retailer may pay Gentleman Biker a commission. The price you pay is the same either way: the commission comes out of the retailer’s margin, not your pocket. Gear posts carry the most of them, because gear is what readers most often go and buy after reading.
Amazon Associates
Gentleman Biker takes part in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program that pays participating sites a commission for linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, Gentleman Biker earns from qualifying purchases. Other retailers and affiliate networks work the same way and are used the same way, for products the journal was already going to write about.
What a commission never changes
A commission does not decide what gets written or how it gets judged. A jacket that disappointed is written up as disappointing, and the affiliate link still points at it. Where a post compares two pieces of gear, both carry links, and the winner is whichever one performed over the months it was ridden in.
Nobody pays for coverage
The original policy stands, in its own words: “all products and destinations featured on our site have been used, abused, eaten, refused to be eaten, slept in, enjoyed, and/or annoyed by us or our weekend companion and/or opinionated ride compatriots.” Gentleman Biker is not paid to cover the gear and destinations in the journal.
Sponsored posts carry a tag
If a manufacturer or retailer ever pays for placement on this site, that post carries a Sponsored Content tag at the top of the page where it cannot be missed. No post in the journal carries one today.
Hotels and restaurants in the journal
Hotel and restaurant posts work the same way: the company books the room, orders the meal, and pays the bill. A hotel that later joins a tour itinerary is chosen for the night after a long ride, not for a commission, and the terms of use and the privacy policy cover the rest of how the site operates.
Questions about a particular link
Write to interest@gentlemanbiker.com with the post and the link, and the company will tell you exactly what it earns from that one. Readers who would rather not send a commission can search the product name and buy direct; the review reads the same either way.