Gift Ideas For Cyclists During The Holiday Season

Are you looking for a great gift for a cycling enthusiast you know? Below is a list of some great gifts any cyclist would love. Just click on the links of each item and you can order online for this holiday season.

• GARMIN Edge 705 Bicycle Monitor With GPS, Heart Rate Monitor, and Speed/Cadence Sensor – Your special cyclist won’t get lost on their next ride and they will be able to keep track of all of their training data.
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  New pair of Oakley sun glasses. They will love you for this one.
• Bicycling (1-year) – Bicycling is a great magazine with a lot of great information about all different aspects of cycling like product reviews, health, training, mountain biking, touring, and even style.
• www.RoadID.com – Road IDs are great and could save your life. Every cyclists or runner should have one. With this gift card, whom ever receives this gift can customize the Road ID with their information.
• The Complete Guide to The Best Bike Climbs – This is an awesome book on the best climbs in the US.
• Weather Warrior Base Layer – This is a cool new product that is the perfect gift for any cyclist.
• Cycle Sound – This is a unique gift that allows cyclist to listen to music while riding their bike with putting head phones on. You just plug you Ipod in and go.

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Rider Profile: The “Grey Wolf”

By Skiles Keith of MissingSaddle.com

Anyone who has spent time riding bicycles in Tucson, Arizona, has seen the man known as the Grey Wolf. The Wolf lurks in the desert the same way the Coyote lurked in the desert waiting for Road Runner.

I’m not sure if he has a phone tree of potential ride partners, or is just a group ride opportunist. On any given day, he can often be found circling at the top of Helmet Peak where he might try to join your ride. He never really joins the ride per se, but tails about 30 feet behind. On occasion, the Wolf might join the end of the Shootout on the Old Nogales highway and try and mix it up in traffic. He gets so excited that he growls and bays like a horse or wolf, and thus the nickname.

If the Wolf is wearing a pink jersey, rest assured matching shorts and shoe covers will follow. He also has the ability, depending on the mood, to don a bandellero or cycling cap.

He does not carry a pump on his bike, but instead uses a utility belt. He sticks the pump through the belt and into the first layer of his shorts. The pump looks like a lone arrow in a quiver. The utility belt also fits his walkman — without auto reverse. I have personally seen the Wolf manually change cassettes mid ride. I asked him once what gets him moving as far as tunes go, and he replied, “You know the good shit, BAD.” WTF???

Back on the Wolf’s wear, he usually outfits himself with two pairs of shorts. The under layer is exposed just above the knee. It is almost like a support layer. The outer layer, which is held in place by the utility belt made of patent leather, is most likely pink or green. The jersey is usually pink or green as well, and always matches the shorts. To round out the getup, his final touch is to match the thin watch band on his wrist to whatever color utility belt he happens to be running that day.

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