![]() Ultimately what it comes down to is if you have the cyclist in your life, and they’re not riding with one of these, be sure to grab one. You don’t necessarily need to get the one that has every tool known to man. They put the most important tools on there. Just make sure to get one that all has a variety of tools, anywhere from 10 to 19. You can pick one of these up, depending on the one you get, for anywhere from $10 to $25-$35. It continually shocks me the number of people I know who will ride 50, 60 miles away from their house, and they don’t carry basic maintenance tools that might be required to get them home in the event something breaks on their bike. The next item on our list is a bike multi-tool. A bike fit can make you faster on the bike, but it can also make you a lot more comfortable as well, which is very important. Next step I’m sure many of you have a triathlete in your life that has a crappy beat up the wetsuit, so you can think about getting them a new wetsuit for the holidays.Ī bike fit is a great gift idea for a new triathlete all the way to an experienced triathlete. Great stocking stuffer and they become one of my favorite pieces of gear. When it’s the critical piece of gear that stops your feet from getting hot, sweaty and blisters, I think it’s worth it. Especially if your runner is using just old cotton socks, these are going to be a pretty drastic improvement. If they eventually do wear out, and I don’t feel like I’ve gotten my money’s worth out of them, let them know and they would send me a replacement pair of socks. These have about 1,000 miles of running in them. They’re made out of Merino wool, so I can use these in 95 degrees in the summer, 15-20 degrees in the winter. Pretty much if they ever wear out, Darn Tough will replace them. Darn Tough socks and they have become my absolute go-to running sock. Next item on the list is another pair of socks. ![]() They all work generally the same, and it should help with their soreness the next day. There’s not a lot of options here, it’s a tight sock. The research is mixed as to whether or not compression gear has any benefits during exercise, but it’s generally agreed upon for recovery, wearing compression socks for a day or two significantly reduces the sort of achiness and delayed onset soreness, similarly to a lot of the other gear that I’m talking about today, it’s something that will noticeably help. This is a good pair of recovery compression socks. It just makes the whole gym showering experience a lot more enjoyable, and for 20 bucks, definitely, a great stocking stuffer that I would give to every single person who works out in a gym. You don’t need to wash it every single night. Obviously, it’s super small, you can just hook it to the outside of your gym bag. Super frustrating, it took up a ton of space, and I had to wash it at the end of every night because it never dried. ![]() I just used a giant big cotton towel at the gym. This is the type of thing that I didn’t know existed for a really long time. If your budget allows buying a power meter for your triathlete, definitely buy a power meter for your triathlete. They’ll be able to ride on Zwift which is a virtual world with hundreds and thousands of other people riding at the same time on the same course. Also with a power meter if your triathlete likes to train inside or you live in a cold climate where you’re forced to train inside half the year, having a power meter will open up a whole new world for your triathlete. ![]() They’ve come down in price a little bit, I think through stages you can buy a power meter for under $1000 now, which is quite cheap. A power meter is especially back in the day were crazy expensive. Now I personally think a power meter is hands down the best training tool a triathlete can use, especially when it comes to the bike, but I think across all three sports the power meter is the most useful tool. Next gift idea for the holiday buying guide would be a power meter. There are many different nutrition products that you can buy for your triathlete that are $30 and under and make great stocking stuffers. You can buy triathlete anything from protein, organic gels, electrolytes, and other sports nutrition. I know they make a lot of fun flavors and a lot of holiday-themed flavors as well. ![]() If you are thinking about buying your triathlete some gels, think about maybe going with Gu. You can buy everything from electrolyte tabs to energy gels. One of the no-brainers is to buy your triathlete some nutrition-related things and there’s definitely no shortage of nutrition-related triathlon stuff out there in the market. A lot of runners and endurance athletes will not switch brands, because we have one that we like, but for a stocking stuffer, if you just want to get a few different brands, different flavors, it’ll definitely help your runner branch out and try something new. I will always tell people to throw energy gels in, like a really cool stocking stuffer. ![]()
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