The holidays are a time of gathering with family and friends, giving thanks, reflecting on the past year, and apparently getting angry because things aren’t Christmas-y enough. Ok, that last one really only applies to a handful of people who weren’t filled with holiday cheer at the sight of a certain mega coffee chain’s new holiday cup.
Fortunately, not all of us saw the lack of snowmen and poinsettia silhouettes as a reason to flock angrily to youtube. And for those of us with a sense of humor about the whole mess I present to you the Christmas Bidon from Define Cycling. This is up there with the Sriracha bottle in terms of cool factor, and would be a perfect gift for the open minded cyclist in your life. Available now for $12 or two for $22.
After the break you’ll find that Christmas (and the opportunity to wear these) will probably only come once a year…
If your kind of ugly sweater party involves a ride, perhaps an ugly sweater jersey is in order. This option from Redbear would probably be suited only to warmer climates as those short sleeves won’t work well in the North Pole. Made from 140 gsm lycra fabric with a full YKK zipper and 3 rear pockets, the Redbear jersey is priced at $65.80 with another $17.68(!) in shipping. Unfortunately this probably won’t make it in time for Christmas either with 5-10 day delivery. But you can always stock up for next year!
For something a little a lot more tacky, it doesn’t get much uglier than the Ugly Christmas Sweater Bike Jersey from Aerotech Designs. This much Christmas style won’t come cheap – the made in the U.S. jersey sells for $129.95 and is avaialble in S-3XL. Ho, ho, ho!
Nothing says the holidays like a T-Rex, a Sloth, or Reindeer on a bike. Dark Cycle clothing has a ton of rad cycling inspired designs, which include a lot of different animals on bikes. For Christmas, Dark Cycle presents a T-Rex in a Santa hat riding a bike (he looks angry, probably at those red cups – you know, because his arms are too short to drink from them). In order to include as many holidays as possible, the Sloth on a bike is instead an “Ugly Hanukkah sweater” while the Reindeer on bike design is a non-denominational holiday sweater. Each can be hand screened on your choice of t-shirts, sweatshirts, or hoodies in men’s, women’s, and youth sizes starting at $20.
Finally, no Christmas is complete without socks, right? There are probably tons of holiday themed cycling socks out there, but these three come to us via DeFeet International. Available in the Ridge Supply 6″ cuff at the top for $14.99, there are also the two holiday themed web specials below (in limited sizes). Both are on sale for $5.50 in a 5″ Aireator with either Naughty/Nice or everyone’s favorite fra-gee-lay – it must be Italian – it’s a major award – indescribably beautiful holiday lamp.
