Some of us have finished our gift shopping. Others haven\’t started yet; perhaps simply because they\’re stumped.

If you\’re looking for gift ideas for that special cyclist in your life, perhaps something from this list would do? It\’s a good starting point, at any rate.

What would I have like to get as a beginning rider? For starters, it would have been nice if somebody had bought my tricycle for me; but I had to pay for it myself (at the time about $395). In fact, it would have been nice if everything had been gifts rather than out-of-pocket costs!

A pump with a built-in pressure gauge would have been great; and a skull cap is another item I would have liked to have at the start. It was mid-November when I began riding; and my head could get very cold.

I didn\’t fret much over cleaning the tricycle. I had to keep it outdoors; and any time it rained, muck and grit got splashed up on it. The fumes from many cleaning products bother my sinuses too much for me to use them, indoors or out. When either of my bicycles needs cleaning, I use plain old water.

The bicycle-shaped pasta is cute; but seems overly pricey to me. It would be fun to have for a post-long event supper, though!

If the list above isn\’t extensive enough, there are plenty of items I could add to it. Thermal socks!; and cycling jackets and cycling shorts; arm warmers and leg warmers … as you can see, my imagination is about to run away with me!