A Bike Lover's Gift Guide: Etsy 11/28/09

Confession: Internet shopping is one of my favorite pastimes. I know it’s not right, but somehow filling a virtual shopping cart with crap I don’t need and then closing the window at the last moment, without checking out, is just as therapeutic as actually making the purchase.

Know what else is therapeutic? Passing the finds on to someone else. In that spirit, and because it is the season of gift-giving, we will be sharing some of our favorite bikey finds with you over the next few Saturdays. First up are some items from one of the places I find near impossible to resist: Etsy.com. If you haven’t heard, Etsy is a fabulous online marketplace where people (like  our friends at cyclemumbreeze!) sell handmade or vintage goods. All of these unique gifts are under $50, by the way.

Row One: Bicycle Key Rack, Custom Leather U-Lock Holster, Vicious Cycle T, Screen-Printed Bicycle Glasses

Row Two: Bike bag, Heidi Cycle Cap, Bicycles Only (Russian), Letterpress Pink Bike

Row Three: The Bicycle (cards), Schwinn Breeze photo, Bike Drawstring Pouch, Bicycle Quote shirt

Row Four: little steel bicycle, Go By Bike Carryall, Going to See My Baby print, Sparkling Grey Legwarmers

Love all of these, but my favorite has to be the Vicious Cycle t-shirt. It’s just so very punny.

How about you?

(p.s. Etsy mini-gallery inspired by the oh-so-tempting collections of Miss Nightingale at Beyond the Pale.)

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  • http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/05/26/so-many-bikes-biking-the-drive/ E A

    Thanks for sharing… I’d like one of each this Christmas please. :-)

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Trisha

      I know, kind of hoping my family will read this! (Hi mom!)

  • http://lululetty.blogspot.com maria

    Ooh, what a great gift guide. I really like the grey leggings.

  • Chessie

    RidingPretty did an Etsy Bicycle gift guide last year and it was really good. HA!

  • Ben

    Don’t forget the Bike Burrito!

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Trisha

      Those are cool! I’m sure I missed many more great gift ideas; thanks for pointing that out.

  • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com dottie

    Fun! There’s so much great stuff on Etsy. Gotta love the puns :)

  • http://lovelybike.blogspot.com Lovely Bicycle!

    Funny to imagine thousands of women satisfying their shopping lust by filling virtual baskets with virtual goods and then closing the window before check-out. I wouldn’t trust myself to keep away from that “buy now” button!

    Very cool gifts. FYU though – the “bicycles only” print is not proper Russian.

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Trisha

      Aw, and I thought it was so appropriate after our Russian trip! Should have run it by Dottie first. :) I have been somewhat leery of tshirts with phrases in languages I don’t read ever since a Chinese friend of mine in high school nudged me and told me that one of our classmates’ trendy asian-inspired t-shirt actually said something about socks.

  • http://www.artbymags.com mags

    hey, my stencil clocks would have fit this collection: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31367658

    i can do any color combo, too!

    happy holidays!

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Trisha

      Fun! I love that they are made from recycled records. Thanks for the link.

  • http://kateblack.com Kate Black

    Love your gift guide!

    I’m also partial to the Vicious Cycle design. Those old timey bikes were dangerous. Lethal faceplants.

    I’ve got a few bike-related items in my shop as well:
    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_1&listing_id=17137169 is my favorite.

  • http://www.greateryesterday.etsy.com Amanda

    Love love love all the bike stuff!

  • http://freckleddiaries.typepad.com Catherine

    These are so cool–thanks for sharing!

  • Step-Through

    I just got my boyfriend a bicycle tie from Etsy for his birthday. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35170409 – I picked ‘beige’ which is actually a caramel brown. He LOVES it. He’s a professional bicycle planner and dreams of the day when he has a different bicycle tie to wear to work each day. The tie was great -real silk, handmade.

  • academichic

    Great choices! I love Etsy and I’ve also filled my cart with bikey items on Etsy only to talk myself out of purchasing them at the last moment. What what wonderful gifts these would make! I might have to email T. (husband) this link :) S.

  • Patty

    I have the “Going to See My Baby” poster hanging in my room and I love it. I got it at the Renegade Craft Fair in Wicker Park. Good stuff!

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Trisha

      Oh, how neat! Bet it looks great.

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