My better half is getting into biking more, and has just bought her first 'proper' bike. I'd like to get her something with an MTB theme for Christmas, but I'm stumped for ideas.
Kit/clothing wise she has everything already, new bike means nothing needs upgrading/pimping really and fettling stuff is out because she's mechanically clueless and is quite happy to stay that way - "why have a dog (i.e. me) and bark yourself?" is her attitude.
Any ideas? So far I've come up with an "I love my bike" bell...
I got mine things like pink camelbak, ladies saddle, gloves etc but yoyu already have that covered by sounds of it.
An Orange Five.
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new gloves 😉
Skills course, women only perhaps?
How about a routes guidebook? Does she have Sealskinz cos most girlies get chilly feet? GPS?
a days coaching , which bike did she get ?
where did you find them thomthumb?
I know just the person for those....
Torque wrench, socket set & a decent set of hex keys?
I thought about a guide book, especially the UK Mountain Biking one or whatever it's called as I'm in it. Three times 🙂
She got a Cube, lovely bike for the money.
Does she have Sealskinz cos most people get chilly feet but girlies seem to moan about it a lot more?
FTFY
Peephole bra and bibknickers?
What budget are we looking at? Some training or a trip away riding somewhere are always good especially if it includes a night away somewhere nice. If that 'I love my bike' bell is more the budget then how about energy bars or similar for BIG rides?
Skills course, women only perhaps?
www.forestfreeride.co.uk - A lovely posh voucher for a skills course, woman only, one to one or a mixed group ... the choice is hers, so stops you getting the wrong thing 😉
How are you coping with the fame then nettles? 😉 Shall have a look later, it's a great book!
An Orange Five
Annoyingly this is exactly what my other half 'needs'* - really, really shouldn't have let her test ride one for the day! 🙄
*I would say 'wants'
On the gloves note, these are currently favoured:
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A seeing to from Jedi.
Mmmm a mtb theme you say.
Nettles - I would take her away for a mtbing weekend. Somewhere with lovely hills and a cosy, romantic B&B.
Is always a good source of inspiration for mtb presents for girls (the merino buff and yoga for cyclists have already made it into my Xmas list!)
Alternatively, Bunnyhop's suggestion is a great one.
timmys - MemberA seeing to from Jedi.
sounds so wrong 🙂
Warm stuff does it for my beau! Buffs, head gear, ear covers, gloves.
And bags. A girl can never have too many apparently. Tiny, small, medium (any more than that - I'm the donkey).
And going away somewhere together.
Hit the North entry? No?
.... maybe just me then 🙂
PS I have asked for skills and base layers too...
Argh, why is all girl stuff pink?
a personalised headtube badge? i got one 🙂
I recently got 'er outdoors one of these, the cream-coloured one.
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She's recently started back at uni, and commutes by bike between uni and hospital for different bits of her course. She was fed up lugging one of my old panniers around, panniers mostly being designed for hanging off a bike and not lugging around.
Anyway, this Ortlieb shopper thing apparently cuts it as a fashion item as well as a custom-designed shopping/schoolbag that happens to have well-designed pannier rack attachments. Apparently she's had loads of compliments about it, strangers coming up and asking where she got it etc. She's well chuffed with it.
That black bag ^^^ looks like part of a gimp outfit 🙂
Weekend away sounds like the best bet. Failing that, and given the time of year, perhaps a Muckynutz mini-mudguard (especially given that you're doing the maintenance and it stops crud getting at the lower headset bearings) or a pair of riding glasses?
EDIT: Oh wait - trail hound puppy!