The only things I like about the Christmas Spirit are advent calendars and Panettone, and the Gingerbread latte I guess. Plus, buying gifts stresses me out and I know many share the same feelings. You won’t have to worry any longer because I put together the ultimate gift guide for every cycling addict and every budget. You can’t go wrong with these items!
Mugs & Coffee
Coffee & Cycling is well known combination that grew its popularity in recent years and let’s be honest, coffee is always a good idea. On the market there are plenty of brands offering cycling-themed coffee beans, for an emotional bond I would love to start the day with some Ghisallo moka coffee in this cup, but the choice is truly massive.
A really nice mug by Cois Cycling – 16,50€
Ghisallo Power coffee beans by Sartoria Ciclistica – 12€ for 500 gr
Cycling beers & Spirits
Yes, coffee is always a good idea, but a nice beer for the post-ride recovery is even better and when it comes to cycling-related beers there is only one brand to consider: the iconic Kwaremont. It might not be the finest beer, but its meaning for a cycling addict overcomes every taste limit. And if you don’t like beers (unacceptable, if you ask!) you can chose a cycling related spirit, such as Amaro del Ciclista.
The iconic Kwaremont beer starting from 3€ on their shop you will find a variety of options and gadgets
Amaro del ciclista, a nice spirit after a challenging post-ride dinner – here starting from 14€
Bike Care Gifts
Multitools and bike care products are always a great option, it might look like they lack of the warmness certain gifts bring, but they are useful and this reason is enough to make them a perfect gift for a cyclist.
Pocket-size multi tools are probably my personal favourite gadget, I have many and always bring one with me, even when not on the bike. This one is from Parktool and it costs 9,9€
To clean my bike I always rely on Muc-Off products, the basic kit (wash + protect) costs less than 15€, but you can also go big with a larger kit for the different needs (around 50€)
Cycling Games & More
As a child I would spend hours playing with trump cards, as an adult I still spend time playing with them, but only if cycling related, the perfect way to pass the time when on the move. Another cute idea is a scratch map, but not a standard one: an alpine pass map to scratch all the cols you conquered.
The iconic cards, but cycling related. I personally have the Legends one, but you can find a variety of editions, starting from 9€.
The ultimate scratch map for cycling lovers, this has all the Alpine Passes and it costs 19,90€
Casual wear for cycling lovers
I love wearing cycling related items and on the market there are so many nice options that is hard to pick just a couple of them. Personally when it comes to casual wear I always rely on Cois Cycling, I love their prints and Flanders collection, but you can truly find whatever comes to your mind on the web.
On Cois Cycling website you can find many options, this is one of my favourite items, dedicated to the Ronde, hoodies cost around 60€, t-shirts are cheaper.
Erstwhile is another casual brand I like, it can be pricey but some options are really cute, such as these socks that cost 20€
Bike home decor
Prints are always a great choice and there is no better way to decorate pain caves than with some nice inspiring images, but it is estimated that every cycling lover has at least 3977 cycling prints, time to upgrade the game.
This start-up called HeRoad offers 3D prints of your favourite climbs and classics and even custom 3D routes, prices start from 50€ for the smaller pieces. The custom solutions start from 89€
Bike hangers are starting to become a thing, with models like this you can hang the bike and store all your cycling stuff in one place. One big plus: not only useful, it even looks cool. Price for this specific model by Stasdock is 109€
Bike Upgrades
I would never risk with gifting a bike component, the choice is too personal and in 90% of the cases you are going to make the wrong choice. Smaller, cheaper bike upgrades can be the solution.
Supacaz has a huge variety of high-quality bar tapes that look ace and stand out, prices start from 25$, models like this cost 50$ but won’t be unnoticed.
Super light carbon bottle cages are the bike upgrade you don’t know you need until you see it and hold it in your hand. This is the model I am using on my bike and price is arounf 50€
Bags, but for cyclists
Bags and wallets are probably one of the most common Christmas gifts ever, along with perfumes and guess what? You can gift bags and wallets to cyclists too, just a little bit different from your standard ones.
Saddle bags are so useful! This one by Scicon is cheap and has a good quality (it is only 11€)
A bike wallet for fancy cyclists, this limited edition by Isadore and Pioneer is perfect for storing cash, cards and documents. It costs 55€.
Bigger budgets? Then you can’t go wrong with good Cycling Tech
If I was in charge of picking the best cycling tech of the year, I would undoubtedly pick the Garmin Edge 1040 Solar, a gamechanger. Used it for 10 months and more than 7,000 km and charged it twice! Yes, it is expensive but totally worth it. You can find it here at 689€
Another great cycling technology is the Garmin Varia, that makes you visible and records what is happening behind you, this model costs 359€.
Unusual cycling wear
Gifting cycling wear is like gifting bike components: no way you can get it right with the different size charts, the different styles and the many options. A good alternative can be represented by less usual cycling wear, such as great vintage cycling caps or cheeky water bottles.
This brand I found on Amazon has a huge variety of vintage cycling caps. The Mapei one is only 15€ and you can’t go wrong with a Mapei gadget.
I found this water bottle at Eurobike and I find it pretty brilliant, it is only 12$ and on their website they offer 2 other versions.
Hope this small guide helped you in sorting out the Christmas gifting or the auto-gifting. About me, if you are in doubt, gift me a month of sun, possibly in Tenerife!
Ginevra Rides & Travels 
I read over the bike rack and didn’t see that it could hang your bike and thought….”Wow, that’s a lot of fuss for a helmet rack???” When you hang the bike, it make a lot more sense!! ZD
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