need to buy my wife a bike

[sgtiger]

2nd:Cotton or china: Clothes, cotton bar tape or, yeah, ceramic bearings

Sheesh.... Have I taught you nothing?

China - A girl can't be on a bike ALL her time, now can she? She's gotta eat, right? How about some plates that are bicycle themed? Maybe racers chasing each other around the rim. Or a coffee mug with Campy or Park Tools logo on it. Better yet, go to one of those pottery cafe places and make her a tile or dish embedded with a cog(or other bike part - make sure it's something that'll survive the firing) that she's worn out! Oh! And a girls gotta bathe too, right? She'll appreciate a nice soak after her long rides in a new clawfoot tub. Aaaah! It's enameled with some ceramic substance which is close enough to china, that it practically IS china!!!

Cotton - Greens, baby! No, no, not those greens. Sure, they'll provide her with the phyto-nutrients and minerals she'll need to sustain her on a long ride(Not to mention: Keep her insides cleansed). These greens. That's right, I'm talking cold, hard CA$H! It's printed on a paper made with <gasp> COTTON!!! The most versatile gift of all! It let's her choose any bike accessory she wants. Whether it's a new piece of bling for her bike or a whole nother bike! She could even spend it on the cycling vacation of her dream$. Boosting her favorite racer up the mountain on the next Giro d'Italia(Ooh, what a tight toosh!). Experiencing bicycling utopia. Riding through the Pyrenees. She's only limited by her imagination and the $ize of the gift(Hopefully lots)!

~Sg"If you're going to dream, dream BIG, I say!"tiger