A quick one for the Mountain Bikers of the .org

its my little brothers birthday on wednesday (25!)

ive heard he bought a GT something or other mountain bike last week for about £400 and is right into mountainbiking at the mo.

so any ideas for a good gift relevant to MTB, for about £15 - £20?


Many thanks

Tight Wad

edit - boogar ment to put this in IB!

[Luckypants]

A bike computer?

helloo ther, whats a bike computer LP? is it like a mileage/speed thing? (please excuse my ignorance!)

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Originally Posted by Luckypants

A bike computer?

+1 good idea.

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Originally Posted by Dappa D

helloo ther, whats a bike computer LP? is it like a mileage/speed thing? (please excuse my ignorance!)

Yeppity yep.

yep, go with that. in halfrauds they range from about £8 - that'll give you ODO, speed, time, average this that and the others.

spend a few more quids worth of pounds and it'll do all sorts, distance, time, speed, menstruation cycle,

thumbs up lennie

nice cheers lads...great idea...thats his prezzie sorted along with a book of national cycle trials as suggested by venom via PM, thanks all

Lizard skins are a good buy to protect the chainstay. They are under a tenner.
http://lizardskins.com/products/view...&page_number=1

You can also get a range of gloves well in that price range, which he will need on a mountain bike.
This is the best website ever for anything mountain bike related http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/

Cleaning products are also essential, such as chain cleaners, chain lube and 'muc off' http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...px?ModelID=520

If youve already bought him something, then maybe other people in your family could buy hime some of that stuff.

cheers magnum, spoke to my mum and he already has the computer thingy so im going with the book, a bottle and holder and gloves are a good shout..cheers

If he's 'right into moutain biking' then I suspect a bike computer won't be of much use.
They are all very well for road riding and pottering about, but if he's into moutainbiking seriously then a computer is just cluttering up the handlebar, and is one more thing to break on a rock. Also I can't think of any useful info a computer will give during a ride that's relavant to mountain biking. I don't know many people who have one.

If he's just getting into it (I suspect he is - there are bikes for waaaay more than £400!!) then perhaps he doesn't have a decent multi tool or pump yet.

Topeak Alien is usually thought highly of http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...x?ModelID=1616

And this just back in your budget http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=11318

Or how about putting some money towards decent padded shorts. Even the baggy brigade wear them underneath.