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I need some help from the STW darksiders.

I need to get an christmas present for my brother who is a style obsessed roadie (and part time mtber) with a full carbon Storck bike, etc, etc.

We usually get each other a gift of ~£25 but this year I'm stumped.

Any (sensible) ideas for a biking related gift gratefully received.

Cheers,

P


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:18 pm
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lots of nice stuff here;

[url= http://www.morvelo.com/store/ ]http://www.morvelo.com/store/[/url]


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:20 pm
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anything by rapha


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:21 pm
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+ 1 for Rapha

They've started doing skincare stuff which is "pocket money" for them I guess...

http://www.rapha.cc/shop/skincare


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:26 pm
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Have a look at www.prendas.co.uk for a retro cap or jersey ?
Shuitt VR may have something too for that money (poor mans Rapha)


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:26 pm
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a full length mirror! 😉


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:40 pm
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Embrocation.


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:43 pm
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Razor blades/veet.1st cat racing licence.Chamois cream.


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:49 pm
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Thanking you so far. I shall investigate.

P


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:50 pm
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Have a look at the roadie overshoes on wiggle


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:52 pm
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Assos now do skin care as well.

Or just get him a couple of tubs of Assos arse lard.


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 12:53 pm
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Give him some endura overshoes and a neon helmt cover.


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 1:05 pm
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A nice wicker basket for the front


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 1:50 pm
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Something from the Aldi / Lidl bike range.


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 1:51 pm
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A cycling book of some kind?


 
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Posted : 07/12/2010 2:24 pm
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Thanks all. Some more help than others......

P


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 2:33 pm
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Castelli Risvolto Winter Cycling Cap at here http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=X0559 and other places. Just bought one, warm looks good and Caestelli is good kit but a little more unusual than Assos and Rapha


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 3:52 pm
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Rouleur calendar, or something from their online store?


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 4:15 pm
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Cycle Passion Calendar


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 5:26 pm
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Rouler mag subscription - £25 for a year


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 6:27 pm
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Rouler mag subscription - £25 for a year

More like [i]half[/i] a year....

Discovered yesterday that Rapha's turnover is around £7 million a year. Good on them.


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 6:32 pm
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A cycling book of some kind?

This is a good read.
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Posted : 07/12/2010 6:37 pm
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Rapha caps are around the £25 mark.

And very stylish, even if I do say so myself 😉


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 6:49 pm
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[quote='kilo']Castelli Risvolto Winter Cycling Cap at here http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=X0559 and other places. Just bought one, warm looks good and Caestelli is good kit but a little more unusual than Assos and Rapha

Exactly what I was going to say, I have one and it's great because you don't get itchy head and it's not the kind of thing you'd normally get yourself


 
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nah, if you're after getting him a book i'd go for either tim krabbe's the rider or paul fournel's need for bike which, for the road inclined i'd go so far as to say are the best cycling books i've ever read.

alternatively laurent fignon's autobiography is excelent. failing those maybe tim hilton's one more k and we're in the showers, a bit niche yes, but still quality if that's what he's into.

me, i'm hoping i'm getting jean bobet's tomorrow, we ride for crimbo


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 6:51 pm
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Something by Dhb or lusso?


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 7:00 pm
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Just buy the self obsessed roadie a saveloy from the chip shop to stick down his self obsessed lycra for when he's finished mincing on a turbo trainer all winter. 😉


 
Posted : 07/12/2010 7:04 pm
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Thanks again.

I assume those cycling caps are designed to be worn without a helmet?

P


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 9:16 am
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Under!


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 9:22 am
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Rouler mag subscription - £25 for a year

More like half a year....

from their website;

Buy now: [b]£25.50 every 3 issues[/b] paid by direct debit

😯


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:08 am
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Haze do you reckon? Belgian caps were pretty bulky, and the team images show them worn without a lid.


 
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Under
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Posted : 08/12/2010 10:34 am
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See them worn under helmets quite often these days, particularly in the winter months.

I also remember at few when it pissed down at the Giro Di Lombardia this year...

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Maybe they're made from lighter materials now, I know my Rapha fits nicely under mine.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:35 am
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Lovely job. Thanks again.

P


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:42 am
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enter him into a really hard sportive, Dragon ride or maybe hell of the Ashdown 🙂


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:45 am
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Ah confused myself, I thought you meant those thick double knit winter hats not trade caps.
I've still got one of those winter hats from thirty years ago, funny how fashions change.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 11:01 am
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I've still got one of those winter hats from thirty years ago, funny how fashions change.

I have a cheapy Decathlon one, which is worn plenty at this time of year. Does squeeze under a lid (just).

I also have a NOS Raleigh one from the 1970s unearthed by Prendas. 80% wool FTW...!


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 11:30 am