Impossible gift question

[Peterpetrole]

Friend is having their 50th birthday soon, he's a very keen road cyclist does events, tours and trips all over the place.

Someone else is getting him a custom old style race poster, so that's out.

He's fussy about "stuff" so I suspect normal clothing shoes, bike accessories are not going to work either.

Any reasonable price (50-£100) memorabilia, or event tickets, experiences etc. anyone can suggest please?

[BoRED S2upid]

Does he live anywhere near Manchester Velodrome? I’m sure there’s some international races coming up.

Could also buy him a gift pack of supplements and protein bars veloforte do nice ones as do hundreds of other suppliers.

[Peterpetrole]

BoRED S2upid said:

Does he live anywhere near Manchester Velodrome? I’m sure there’s some international races coming up.

Could also buy him a gift pack of supplements and protein bars veloforte do nice ones as do hundreds of other suppliers.

London unfortunately but I know Manchester velo is great

[lufbramatt]

Prendas ciclismo do some lovely retro race jerseys, books etc.

Taster session at Lee valley velodrome was great fun. Can get vouchers for that.

[frisbee]

Mini electric pump.

[Master Bean]

Pizza cutter.

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/...

[Peterpetrole]

Master Bean said:

Pizza cutter.

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/...

Ooh quite like that.

Lee Valley velo he's done.

[Dave Hedgehog]

frisbee said:

Mini electric pump.

[GuigiaroBertone]

Master Bean said:

Pizza cutter.

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/...

Definitely get him this. It's a cycling icon

If he doesn't like the PZT then he's not a true cyclist. Also in Ti and Carbon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtTK3G9awWk

[POIDH]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyclist-greatest-cycling-...

and a slab of beer

[GuigiaroBertone]

A Ventoux wine is probably also worth a shout, to go along with the park tool Pizza cutter.

Anywhere from a tenner upwards

https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/pesquie+quintes...

[Norgles]

What about these. Someone bought them me as a gift and they are really nice. Almost too nice to use.

https://www.merlincycles.com/silca-hx-one-home-and...

[Peterpetrole]

GuigiaroBertone said:

A Ventoux wine is probably also worth a shout, to go along with the park tool Pizza cutter.

Anywhere from a tenner upwards

https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/pesquie+quintes...

Ah very good idea yep

[option click]

I know you said 'reasonable price', but it's Campag, so...



https://www.bike-components.de/en/Campagnolo/Big-C...

[Master Bean]

option click said:

I know you said 'reasonable price', but it's Campag, so...



https://www.bike-components.de/en/Campagnolo/Big-C...

That is so ridiculously overpriced!

















I bought one for my brother.

[BoRED S2upid]

Does he live anywhere near Manchester Velodrome? I’m sure there’s some international races coming up.

Could also buy him a gift pack of supplements and protein bars veloforte do nice ones as do hundreds of other suppliers.

[thepritch]

A subscription to the print version of Rouleur Magazine. It’s always a joy to get a print magazine through the post every month with decent stories

https://www.rouleur.cc/pages/subscribe?srsltid=Afm...

They’re not available yet, but tickets to the Rouleur London show, usually in November and a pretty decent evening?

Or similar to above - Lee Valley ‘London 3 day event’ in October - get a ticket to the sat eve party?


The book - The midlife cyclist. I’d recommend this as an aging ‘athlete’!

Or the Joe Friel ‘Fast over 50’ training book.


Or finally, what about a subscription / member to the GCN you tube channel. Their videos are now getting better and better since they’ve gone independent again.

[thepritch]

Or does he like hill climbing? Create him a package so he can go and watch the 2025 Hill Climb Nationals in October up on Bank Road, in Matlock

https://www.matlockcyclingclub.org.uk/ctt-national...

Maybe buy hotel room etc so he can travel day before then return the afternoon after it finishes. Can you arrange with his partner / wife so they could make a weekend of it?


Or a day trip (fund a eurostar ticket) so he could get to Belgium to watch one of the classics. Again maybe liase with his family?

As a ‘picky’ road cyclist myself, these would do it for me as a surprise day out to watch two events I’d enjoy. The Belgium one would be about the overall experience rather than the race itself.

[Sebring440]

Does he live near St Albans? A gym membership would be good, the council gym there does a very good deal apparently.

[Gin and Ultrasonic]

The Campy corkscrew is magnificent!

The Chris King espresso tamper is now only my second most wanted frivolous cycling item.

In the same theme - silca hex keys -
https://www.merlincycles.com/silca-hx-one-home-and...

Do they specifically like something else such as coffee or alcohol?