What does the guy who is bike-obsessed want for Christmas? Here, Loren Siekman of Pure Adventures Self Guided Travel shares the high-end cycling gifts he would like for Christmas.
Loren Siekman has one of the best jobs in the world. As founder, General Manager and Chief Adventurer with Pure Adventures Self Guided Travel, he handles a little bit of everything at the Scottsdale, Arizona office and goes out of his way to help you choose the perfect hiking or cycling tour. A true fitness fanatic, Loren races road, MTB, and cyclocross bikes, hikes, runs and practices yoga. We’re guessing that Loren is on Santa’s nice list and hope he finds these nifty cycling gifts under his tree.
The best light for night cycling
With an unheard of 3,000 lumens, the Full Beam SpeedLED is unique in that the faster you pedal, the brighter the light shines – perfect for blasting down a trail. And when the trail turns technical and you need to slow down, the SpeedLED automatically reduces glare. With a battery life of two hours and fully-customizable settings, the SpeedLED is a great gift for the avid mountain biker or road rider that loves early morning rides.
Fun and functional bike racks and bike locks
It’s only natural that the Pure Adventures staff bike commutes to their Scottsdale office most days. This bike rack by Paris Equipment would look great outside the office and with a Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit Mini, Loren and the rest of the staff can help you plan your worry-free vacation, well, worry-free.
Cool carbon wheels
Weighing in at a mere 1530 grams, the Specialized Roval Control Trail SL 29er mountain bike wheels had fans at MTBR.com joking about giving up their kids’ college fund to buy a set. Stiff and lightweight, these wheels are perfect for racers and endurance riders when eliminating a few grams of wheel weight means the difference between first and second place.
Fantastic fat bike
The Pugsley, by Surly Bikes, is the ride that started it all. Since 2006, the folks at Surly continue to find innovative ways to make cruising the trails or neighborhoods fun. New for this year is an available extra small sized frame, updated colours, D-type front derailleur, Marge Lite rims and Microshift thumbshifters. Loren said he wanted a bike to ride with the kids around the neighbourhood in style – the Pugsley fits the bill.
Videos from Pure Adventure cyclists on their cycling
That’s right – one of the gifts on Loren’s list is one you can help with! If you’ve been on a Pure Adventures cycling tour and have videos from your trip, please send them to Loren.
What is on your gift list?