I used to get impossibly bad gifts from my mother-in-law. Drove me crazy. I never said anything and now she's gone and can give gifts to no one........ sigh........so I am glad I kept silent.

However, that's got nothing to do with your situation, ACG! I was just reminded of it.......... I, too, would be upset if I received something I did not want from hubby if he knew perfectly well what I DID want. Perhaps he is feeling threatened by your interest in biking? The time you spend on the bike is time you aren't at home. Just a thought. Hope that's not it or you will have to find some way to work around it. It sounds like he does not bike at all so explaining why you need a better bike makes no sense to him. Can you get him out riding at all? Maybe then he'd "get it."

I think E-bay sounds like a good idea for the globe........

annie