Scott Martin

As we plunge into worldwide recession, odds are you're not getting that $5,000 carbon bike for Christmas.

Likewise, the cyclists on your list probably shouldn't expect much more than a 6-pack of energy gel or a re-gifted, neon-pink Scooby-Doo jersey.

But there's no reason to let foreclosure, job loss and economic meltdown spoil your holidays. (Can you tell I believed in Santa till I was 14 ?)

Here are some no-cost gift ideas for everyone in your life, including -- ahem -- yourself :

For your bike mechanic :
A signed and dated contract to always clean your bike before bringing it in for repairs, and to never mention how much less you could pay for something online.

For your long-suffering partner :
A certificate committing you to 10 -- okay, 5 -- cycling-free weekends per year, to include any or all of the following: chores; trips with said partner to the opera and/or NASCAR race; quality time with the rug-rats while partner pursues his/her own ridiculous obsession.

For your non-cycling friends :
A notarized pledge to never mention within their earshot: (a) how much your bike weighs and costs, (b) how hard you rode today and why your watts-to-kilogram ratio is so awesome, or (c) how you know for a fact that Lance will win this year's Tour, baby.

For your riding partners :
A blood oath stating that you will not attack right after someone completes a pull into a headwind. Further, that you will point out all road obstacles in a timely fashion. And further still that you will show up for 8 o'clock rides at 8 o'clock.

For you :
A rain check for a $5,000 carbon bike in Christmas 2009, because you are going to be really, really good all next year.

4 décembre 2008

Giant, the world's biggest bicycle manufacturer, is expected to award its Taiwanese employees year-end bonuses equal to 23 months of their regular pay. Giant's revenues in the first 3 quarters of 2008 exceeded all of 2007, according to reports, and the company is forecasting continued growth.

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