Christmas gift ideas: Rapha Breton Sweater & Merino Base Layer Bundle

Rapha Breton Sweater

Rapha Breton Sweater

I love a bit of Rapha. In fact, I love a lot of Rapha. If you are buying someone something that says “I really do love you” then anything from the Perrin Street label will get the message across, except perhaps the soap.

The best value items are the bundles where typically you see a significant discount for buying more than one item. There’s something there for every budget – GYAC it’s Christmas, you can stretch to £17.50 for the Bidon two-pack or £30 for a three-pack of socks.

At the moment I like the look of the Rapha Breton Sweater and Merino Base Layer Bundle at £140. Given that the Breton jersey costs £130 on its own, that means you’re getting the merino baselayer for a tenner.

If none of the bundles float your boat, then there’s plenty more to choose from on the Gifts page which I’m reliably informed is one of the most visited parts of their site (HINT!).

(Someone is shouting “I’ve visited it!” over my shoulder).

If you need help with your expensive tastes, there is a support group for Rapha Junkies on Facebook

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Christmas gift ideas: Windrider bicycle clips

Lots of sites are putting together some great lists of things to buy. As far as I can tell, everything I’ve suggested I might like this Christmas is bike-related. So over the next week I’m going to highlight a few products that I’ve seen and liked. First up Windrider bicycle clips from Magma Books

Windrider Bicycle clip from Magma Books

At just £10.99, it’s a perfectly affordable piece of sweet design and also the perfect solution to both the issues of:

1. How to be more visible without resorting to neon colours

2. How to stop your trousers catching in the chain without having to tuck them into your socks.

This top gift idea was spotted on Road.cc’s excellent urbane gifts for urban cyclists guide.

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Moving blogging platforms

I’ve just spent the last few days figuring out how to migrate the site from Movable Type to WordPress. Now I’ve moved the site across it should look better and be easier to update.

I’ll be trying to make sure all the old content is still there and working, but if you spot anything that isn’t, drop me an email or tweet me and I’ll try to fix it.

I’ve got a bit of a problem with the image uploading stuff not working , so that’s top of my fixing list.

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