need to buy my wife a bike

**Trek420** · 03-26-2008, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by Veronica

Is your first anniversary coming up?

Nah, that's past

2nd is cotten or china? Which in cycling language is ..... can that be wool? or is wool further on?

This relationship stuff is so confusing. No wonder steelynorm has questions.

**Veronica** · 03-26-2008, 08:30 AM

Wool is 7th.

Cotton bar tape?

V.

**MM_QFC!** · 03-26-2008, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Veronica

Wool is 7th.

Cotton bar tape?

V.

and couldn't china = ceramic bearings?

**boy in a kilt** · 03-26-2008, 09:05 AM

1st: Paper or clocks (modern): Bike mag subscriptions or bike computers/HRM
2nd:Cotton or china: Clothes, cotton bar tape or, yeah, ceramic bearings
3rd: Leather or Crystal: This can only mean leather saddles.
4th: Fruit/flower or appliances: Power bars or a trainer?
5th: Wood or silverware: Hmm. Shiny new parts are silver.
6th: Candy or iron: Steel is made from iron so that must mean steel bike frames.
7th: Wool, copper or desk sets. Wool is good. The rest is meh.
8th: Bronze, pottery, satin or lace: You have to come in at least third place for your beloved. Or,well, ceramic bearings are sort of like pottery.
9th: Pottery and willow or Leather. Just in case the leather saddle you bought six years ago is gone or messed up. Could also mean leather handlebar tape
10th: Tin or aluminum, diamonds or jewelry: New rims
11th: Steel. I can say no more.

The options start to get progressively worse after that.

**Veronica** · 03-26-2008, 09:14 AM

Leather bar tape is really nice. I have it on both my road bikes, it has a very nice feel.

V.

**Blueberry** · 03-26-2008, 09:18 AM

V - How does it hold up in rain? Any special treatment required?? It is purty

**Veronica** · 03-26-2008, 09:21 AM

I haven't done anything to it. And it has been rained on - 130 miles of rain on my last double. It still looks great.

V.

**Trek420** · 03-26-2008, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by boy in a kilt

4th: Fruit/flower or appliances: Power bars or a trainer?

How about an xtracycle smoothie blender? That's an appliance .... and a trainer

There's a gallery near me that has installed a bike-flour grinder. They produce whole-grain flour by pedal power.

**kelownagirl** · 03-26-2008, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by boy in a kilt

1st: Paper or clocks (modern): Bike mag subscriptions or bike computers/HRM
2nd:Cotton or china: Clothes, cotton bar tape or, yeah, ceramic bearings
3rd: Leather or Crystal: This can only mean leather saddles.
4th: Fruit/flower or appliances: Power bars or a trainer?
5th: Wood or silverware: Hmm. Shiny new parts are silver.
6th: Candy or iron: Steel is made from iron so that must mean steel bike frames.
7th: Wool, copper or desk sets. Wool is good. The rest is meh.
8th: Bronze, pottery, satin or lace: You have to come in at least third place for your beloved. Or,well, ceramic bearings are sort of like pottery.
9th: Pottery and willow or Leather. Just in case the leather saddle you bought six years ago is gone or messed up. Could also mean leather handlebar tape
10th: Tin or aluminum, diamonds or jewelry: New rims
11th: Steel. I can say no more.

The options start to get progressively worse after that.

It was our first anniversary last week. We didn't give each other gifts but DH got me a Triathlon magazine subscription for Valentine's Day. We got each other matching Garmin 305's for a wedding present though.

**Chile Pepper** · 03-27-2008, 04:45 AM

Originally Posted by boy in a kilt

1st: Paper or clocks (modern): Bike mag subscriptions or bike computers/HRM
2nd:Cotton or china: Clothes, cotton bar tape or, yeah, ceramic bearings
3rd: Leather or Crystal: This can only mean leather saddles.
4th: Fruit/flower or appliances: Power bars or a trainer?
5th: Wood or silverware: Hmm. Shiny new parts are silver.
6th: Candy or iron: Steel is made from iron so that must mean steel bike frames.
7th: Wool, copper or desk sets. Wool is good. The rest is meh.
8th: Bronze, pottery, satin or lace: You have to come in at least third place for your beloved. Or,well, ceramic bearings are sort of like pottery.
9th: Pottery and willow or Leather. Just in case the leather saddle you bought six years ago is gone or messed up. Could also mean leather handlebar tape
10th: Tin or aluminum, diamonds or jewelry: New rims
11th: Steel. I can say no more.

The options start to get progressively worse after that.

This sucks--I should have received a Seven last year, and instead all I got was dinner out. This year (12th) is silk or pearls. What do I get for that? And would it be ok to substitute titanium for tungsten on the 16th? Especially since I didn't get my custom steel?

**Trek420** · 03-27-2008, 06:42 AM

12th - traditional is silk or pearls. Cycling is Pearl Izumi shoes.

http://www.pearlizumi.com/shop.php?p...&mode=products

**Chile Pepper** · 03-27-2008, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Trek420

12th - traditional is silk or pearls. Cycling is Pearl Izumi shoes.

Excellent! I'll let my husband know. For that matter, he could use some new shoes, too.

**bouncybouncy** · 03-27-2008, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by boy in a kilt

5th: Wood or silverware: Hmm. Shiny new parts are silver.

wood fenders!!!

**MM_QFC!** · 03-27-2008, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by bouncybouncy

wood fenders!!!

Calfee Designs bamboo bikes would be included and wouldn't anything by Phil WOOD?

**Trek420** · 03-27-2008, 09:47 AM

On the more affordable end cork's from trees. Trees are wood. Cork bar tape?

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