| Quick! What do you give a bicyclist for Christmas or | | | | you do find it. You can enjoy the beauty of the old |
| birthdays if you don't have a clue about cycling? Or | | | | advertising posters with reproductions. Digital |
| maybe you do know about gearing and Presta valves, | | | | reproductions preserve all the little flaws and |
| but your cyclist is the type who goes ahead and buys | | | | imperfections of the original piece, adding to its |
| things for him or herself. Never fear, there are gifts | | | | nostalgic charm. |
| you can give that don't have to be a certain size or a | | | | A single vintage cycle poster can accent a room, or |
| particular gear ratio. | | | | an entire collection on a wall can make a powerful |
| Cyclists have a special relationship with their sport. | | | | impact as the focal point of a room. The soft colors |
| They eat, breathe, and sleep bicycles. But there are | | | | and gentle lines of the hand-drawn artwork recall a |
| times when they have to tear themselves away from | | | | simpler time, when the bicycle was in its heyday. |
| their wheels...to go to work, say, or attend a dress-up | | | | Vintage posters come in an array of styles, from |
| function. With bicycle jewelry, they can have a tangible | | | | fantasy to realism to abstract, spanning eras from the |
| connection to the sport with them all the time. | | | | 1920s through the 1950s, and covering several cycling |
| Bicycle jewelry is suitable for any cyclist, and it's | | | | categories. Some cycling posters advertise brands of |
| something that few buy for themselves. Cycling | | | | bikes, many of which are obscure and long out of |
| jewelry is made in all different styles, and it's not just | | | | production. Other posters advertise cycling events, like |
| for women. There are dainty necklaces and earrings, | | | | the history of the Tour de France. Still others celebrate |
| bracelets and charms. But there are also cuff links and | | | | the early icons of the cycling world -- those who made |
| tie bars. Then there are the rugged-looking bracelets | | | | a name for themselves and propelled the sport of |
| made to look like bicycle chains -- a manly touch, and a | | | | cycling into the limelight. |
| reminder of where the cyclist's heart really is. Dainty or | | | | Next time you need a gift for a cyclist, you won't have |
| macho, silver or gold, plain or fancy, there is a piece of | | | | to worry about getting the proper size or brand. |
| cycling jewelry for anyone's taste. | | | | Surprise your cyclist with a hand-picked piece of |
| Vintage cycling posters are a popular item with the | | | | cycling jewelry or a vintage cycling poster. They'll be |
| cycling crowd. Vintage advertising posters are valued | | | | touched that you recognize how important their sport |
| as works of art in their own right. Unfortunately, original | | | | is to them. |
| advertising art is hard to find, and it's expensive when | | | | |