Looking for a Christmas gift for the woman in your life who loves road cycling? We're here to help!
We've trawled the internet to find some of most covetable kit for the roadie in your life and, wow, is there some stunning kit available. This list will make your Christmas present shopping a doddle, or why not use it to send to 'Santa' if you want to drop some serious hints.
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Whether you feel like splashing out big time (*cough, cough* new wheelset?) or are looking for stocking fillers, we've got suggestions to suit all festive budgets.
Garmin Edge 520
If you’re looking for a great gift for the cyclist who’s looking to optimise their training and likes the stats to back up it up, then we rated the Garmin Edge 520 a near-perfect 4.5 out of 5 stars.
It’s our pick for performance-oriented riders, with with features such as Strava Live Segments, FTP testing, Di2 integration, a VO2 Max calculation and recommended recovery time
Plus, all the usual measurements you’d expect including distance, speed, elevation, heart rate and power.
- Price: £279.99 / $299.99
- Available from Evans Cycles, Halfords and Amazon.
Pactimo World Bicycle Relief Jersey
You can never have too many jerseys, and while this is certainly a good looking choice with features such as a full-length YKK zip, breathable mesh panels at the side, three rear pockets plus headphone/race radio compatibility, there’s more to this jersey than meets the eye.
Quarter of the price of each jersey will go to World Bicycle Relief, a charity that aims to alleviate poverty by providing bicycles to individuals and communities in remote regions around the world such as South-East Asia and Africa. They’ve already distributed well over 300,000 bicycles.
Recipients include girls for whom the bikes make a huge difference, allowing them to get to school quicker and more safely and meaning they stay in education for longer and have more opportunities in the future.
So while this jersey may be aimed at summertime riding, whatever conditions you ride it in it’s certain to give you a warm glow.
- Price: £80 / $85 / AU$TBC
- Available from Pactimo
All the socks!
Given how important socks are both as a Christmas gift AND as an essential component of any cycling outfit, they’re an essential part of any worthwhile gift list.
Primal ice cream socks
Ditch the boring socks and bring out the fun! This fun set from Primal features an ice cream sundae design.
- Price: £8.99 / $11.75 / AU$13.92
- Available from Evans Cycling, Amazon and Ebay.
Castelli Women’s Sfida 13 socks
In colder weather, a snug pair of Merino socks will help keep those feet toasty and warm... and if they look good too, then it’s a total bonus!
- Price: £15 / $19.95 / AU$TBC
- Available from Evans Cycles and Competitive Cyclist
Morvelo Crocket socks
Socks that inspire memories of long summer rides? Yes please! With a Miami-style pattern of palm trees, these feature a Coolmax yarn that’s designed to swiftly wick sweat away and remain pong-free.
- Price: £10 / $14 / AU$17.70
- Available from Wiggle
DeFeet Framework socks
Like your socks loud with a capital L? The neon Framework socks from DeFeet certainly deliver! (Less lairy colours available too).
- Price: £15.99 / $TBC / AU$TBC
- Available from Wiggle
Cafe du Cycliste Merino Nordic socks
Christmas socks! Well, kind of. These cosy Merino socks feature a fair isle print, and come in red (pictured), terracotta, aubergine or navy.
- Price: £20
- Available from Cafe du Cycliste
Cycling necklace
Hate being away from your bike? You can wear your love of everything two-wheeled around your neck with a beautiful, delicate bicycle necklace.
There are plenty to be found online, and this selection are handmade and retailed on global craft site Etsy. It comes in three colours: silver plated brass, gold plated and rose-gold plated.
- Price: £12.65 / $15.95 / AU$21.37 plus shipping
- More info and available to buy from Etsy
Podium Pants
Channel your inner champion even when you’re at your day job with this three-pack of women’s underwear from cycling cafe and hub Look Mum No Hands, based in London.
Note: in this case we mean pants in the British sense of the word. Also known as knickers. But not knickers in a ¾ length cycling tights sense. Look at the picture... you get the idea.
Available in sizes small, medium and large.
- Price: £25
- Available from Look Mum No Hands
Zwift (sponsored entry)
Zwift is an immersive virtual reality fitness game that makes indoor training fun and rewarding for everybody.
Connect up your home trainer to a computer or iOS device and your real-world efforts power your avatar across beautiful landscapes and varied terrain. Ride with thousands of athletes at all levels in real-time, take part in Zwift Events from social rides, to races, to structured Group Workouts.
From amateur rider to World Tour pro, there’s something in Zwift for everybody.
- Price: £12.99 p/mo / $14.99 p/mo AU$TBC p/mo
- Visit zwift.com to find out more and subscribe
Queen of the Mountains Deep Winter padded tights
When the going gets cold we don’t stop riding, right? And with a cosy pair of Roubaix tights with fleece lining, like these from British brand Queen of the Mountains, you’ll ride right on through the chilly months.
There are a few great features on these Deep Winter padded tights. Firstly, the baselayer style upper with a colourful mesh back. Secondly, the fact that the bum and calf area are covered with a waterproof material to eliminate those wet chamois moments!
We also like them because Queen of the Mountains is an up-and-coming company founded by one woman who wanted to expand the range of kit on offer for female cyclists, and that’s something we totally get behind.
So, if you want a pair of tights that are cold- and wet-weather ready, look good AND support women in the cycling industry, check these out.
- Price: £190 / International shipping available at a flat rate of £10
- Available from Queen of the Mountains
Rapha Rainproof Essentials Case
The Essentials case from Rapha is one of the handiest little items we own, able to take a phone, keys and money or repair essentials, neatly stowed in a back pocket. However, it wasn’t waterproof so not that useful on wet weather rides.
This is, until now. Rapha has just released a new version of the case in a waterproof and reflective material with an Aquaguard water repellent zip. There’s also a large version for bigger mobile phones.
- Price: £25 / $35 / AU$45
- Available from Rapha
Liv Cycling Zorya arm and leg warmers
Transitional seasons are when arm and leg warmers come into their own, perfect for those days when it starts off cold then warms up.
Just because they’re a practical item doesn’t mean they have to be boring, as demonstrated by the Zorya range from Liv Cycling. Produced in collaboration with Spanish cycle kit company Exteondo, these feature a striking galaxy print and have lots of reflective details incorporated. In addition to the usual reflective logos and tabs, there are speckles of reflective material incorporated into the star print itself.
They’re also available in a three different colorways, from black to a bright purple fade.
Liv Zorya Arm Warmers
- Price: £22.99 / $35 / AU$TBC
- Available from Rutland Cycling, Tredz and Cyclestar Bikes
Liv Zorya Leg Warmers
Price: £29.99 / $45 / AU$TBC
- Available from Rutland Cycling, Tredz and Cyclestar Bikes
dhb Aeron Women’s Storm waterproof jacket
A good waterproof jacket should be in every cyclist's wardrobe... unless you are lucky enough to live somewhere where wet weather is relatively rare. So, not the UK.
Aesthetically, this jacket punches above its weight with a sleek fitted cut, drop tail and cuffs that keep drafts and errant rain drops from moving inside the sleeves.
The lining is comprised of a particle-based laminate that, Wiggle says, activates through your body heat to help remove moisture with the rate of transference increasing the hotter you get.
The outer waterproof layers have a rating of 20,000mm with fully taped seams.
- Price: £130 / $176.67 / AU$230.23
- Available from Wiggle
Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheelset
If you’re planning to up your racing game for 2018, but don’t want to fork out on a new bike, then upgrading your wheels to something stiffer with just a little bit of bling can help you with those racing gains.
The Ksyrium Elite wheels are, in the words of our expert road product tester Robin Wilmott, “benchmark hoops and an excellent all-round choice”.
- Price: £535 / $714 / AU$930
- Available at Evans Cycles, Chain Reaction Cycles and Wiggle
