These aren\u2019t just vouchers. These are vibes with receipts.<\/p>\n
1. Strava premium subscription<\/p>\n
For the cyclist who calls every caf\u00e9 stop a \u201crecovery ride.\u201d 2. Entry to a charity ride (in their name)<\/p>\n For the friend who likes to suffer publicly and seem like a good person. 3. Zwift membership<\/p>\n For the cyclist who wears shoe covers indoors. 4. A Komoot Premium plan<\/p>\n For the route nerd who talks about gravel like it\u2019s religion. 5. Online bike fit session<\/p>\n For the one who still blames their knee pain on the saddle, 3 years later. 6. Donation to World Bicycle Relief (in their honour)<\/p>\n For the cyclist who owns 5 bikes but says \u201cless is more.\u201d 8. Spot in a ridiculous challenge<\/p>\n Everesting? A Rapha 500? Winter Base Miles Bingo? 9. \u201cMystery race entry\u201d surprise<\/p>\n For the cyclist who keeps saying \u201cnext year I\u2019ll take racing seriously.\u201d How to gift these without wrapping paper<\/p>\n Print a fake entry bib or race route. Final words<\/p>\n It\u2019s not about when you remembered \u2014 it\u2019s about how clever you make it look.<\/p>\n With these instant\u2011click, no\u2011delivery, high\u2011impact cycling gifts, you\u2019ll go from \u201ccrap, I forgot\u201d to \u201cwow, you know me so well\u201d in under five minutes.<\/p>\n Merry Christmas. May your links work, your ride plans be weird, and your friend cry just a little when they realise you signed them up for an ultra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These aren\u2019t just vouchers. These are vibes with receipts. 1. Strava premium subscription For the cyclist who calls…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-358041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Give them the gift of segment obsession, power curve spreadsheets, and the ability to say \u201cit wasn\u2019t a PR but the wind was bad.\u201d
\ud83d\uded2 Buy it here \u2013 Strava Gift Subscriptions<\/a><\/p>\n
Gift them a spot in a 2024 charity sportive. Bonus: they now owe you a medal and a tearful Instagram story.
\ud83d\uded2 Macmillan Rides UK <\/a><\/p>\n
This is the gift of neon-lit suffering, virtual draft zones, and being dropped by avatars in Belgium at 6:30 a.m.
\ud83d\uded2 Zwift Gift Cards<\/a><\/p>\n
Offline maps. Weather overlays. Multi-day planning. This is cartography for cyclists with control issues.
\ud83d\uded2 Komoot Premium Gift Code<\/a><\/p>\n
Several pro fitters now offer digital consultations, where they analyse your videos and make you realise your cleats are 12\u00b0 off and your ego is 100g too heavy.
\ud83d\uded2 Example: <\/a>MyVeloFit<\/p>\n
\u00a0Buy a bike for someone who actually needs one. It\u2019s wholesome. It\u2019s impactful. And your friend can post about it without looking smug (well\u2026 maybe a little).
\ud83d\uded2 World Bicycle Relief Gift<\/a><\/p>\n
Sign them up for something that sounds noble but is 100% guaranteed to ruin their week.
\ud83d\uded2 Rapha Festive 500 <\/a>
\ud83d\uded2 Everesting.cc<\/a><\/p>\n
Sign them up for a random 2024 gran fondo or gravel race. Send them the calendar invite, titled \u201cYour Legs. Your Problem.\u201d
Bonus points if it\u2019s in a location that forces them to train in January.<\/p>\n
\nSend a dramatic email with the subject line \u201cyou\u2019ve been registered.\u201d
\nCreate a fake medal with their name on it and hand it over with a smug grin.
\nWrap the receipt around an energy gel. Done.<\/p>\n