tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post6270907705867703170..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Bikes and Bottles: Gifts for the Bicycling Alcoholic in Your LifeBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-60225881755580548732021-03-01T01:22:08.442-05:002021-03-01T01:22:08.442-05:00nice blog.nice blog.best corporate gifts 2021https://www.gemnote.com/blog/top-20-premium-corporate-gift-ideas-to-elevate-your-business-in-2020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-60622934229533523072015-12-04T09:33:55.260-05:002015-12-04T09:33:55.260-05:00I'm sure that I've seen two different styl...I'm sure that I've seen two different styles of Park pizza cutters (one of which looks like a penny farthing, and they have at least 3 different bottle openers), so I thought I'd check out Ye Olde Amazon to see what was on offer and fell down the rabbit hole of viewing similar items. In addition to those fun items, there's a Park Spork (SPK-1).<br /><br />Also, for the bike-loving wine drinker: http://www.amazon.com/Coaster-Home-Furnishings-Bicycle-Tabletop/dp/B00A8UP4OE<br />If you follow the "customers who bought/viewed this item also bought/viewed the following:" links from that, there's a large variety of biking bric-a-brac. Possible fun gifts for your favorite bike nut?<br /><br /><br /><br />Wolf.N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-6433697801621348192015-12-04T02:44:17.639-05:002015-12-04T02:44:17.639-05:00Trek has a bike which has the bottle opener made i...Trek has a bike which has the bottle opener made into the frame. It's just in front of the seat tube. teamdarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730985048207207697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-15854844869867427042015-12-03T13:35:33.852-05:002015-12-03T13:35:33.852-05:00recovery drink -- I guess that works.
recovery drink -- I guess that works.<br />Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-44723638676026791052015-12-03T13:34:41.304-05:002015-12-03T13:34:41.304-05:00I have seen those pizza cutters. They're the o...I have seen those pizza cutters. They're the ones that look a little like a penny farthing, aren't they?Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-78909624181608197742015-12-03T10:57:31.232-05:002015-12-03T10:57:31.232-05:00Don't forget Velo Orange's front rack atta...Don't forget Velo Orange's front rack attachment that secures a six pack. Elegant, although all these would seem to slosh the bottles about quite a bit, making the opening a "spirited" affair.<br /><br />At one point somebody actually made a frame-mounted growler cage. I can't imagine being able to pedal with a big ol' jug in there, but where there's a will there's a way, and this is all about will— from the sublime to the ridiculous.<br /><br />I like to think beer was the original recovery drink, and no challenger has come close since, so if you feel a need for further justification, there's that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-68143005762872769522015-12-03T10:42:01.094-05:002015-12-03T10:42:01.094-05:00A swaying 6-pack of glass bottles doesn't seem...A swaying 6-pack of glass bottles doesn't seem to be a real great idea on a bike. Particularly between your legs...<br /><br />I moved into a new house, so I needed to make my workbench/area for bike-tinkering purposes, and splurged a little bit on some Park stuff to hang on the pegboard. I was thisclose to ordering that Park bottle opener just for grins, but my trusty ol' church key in the tool box is good enough. <br /><br />Have you seen the Park Tools pizza cutters? Goes well with the bottle openers, I suppose.<br /><br /><br /><br />Wolf.N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-60419069456314311342015-12-03T08:52:34.918-05:002015-12-03T08:52:34.918-05:00Former Road/Track Racer & Homebrewer here; 2 c...Former Road/Track Racer & Homebrewer here; 2 compatible hobbies, if you don't mind being mediocre ;-)<br /><br />I have a chain bottle opener from: https://www.resourcerevival.com/collections/customize/products/bike-chain-bottle-opener-1 which looks identical to the one you show. It works, but isn't exactly the most secure "feeling". The chain flexes, but once that stops the opener works as expected. <br /><br />Just what I want for my $450 inflation tool, something that will enable me to knock it over more easily... Heaven knows my workshop is so full, that I don't have room for a full size, purpose built bottle opener.<br /><br />I guess some things are more fun than practical.Touriste-Routierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259672669676155538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-42306108657909089102015-12-02T13:37:39.081-05:002015-12-02T13:37:39.081-05:00There is actually a cap visible there in that phot...There is actually a cap visible there in that photo you refer to -- though I'm familiar with the wired-on stoppers, like on Grolsch. Either that bottle comes with a cap and stopper both (so one can stop it up after opening) or somebody photoshoped a cap on there. Who knows? <br /><br />About homebrew -- I've had a couple of riding friends who've tried it. It's an interesting question.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-72369585663090309722015-12-02T13:14:23.729-05:002015-12-02T13:14:23.729-05:00The bottle in the first photo has a wired on stopp...The bottle in the first photo has a wired on stopper and therefore no cap to be removed. These are most commonly seen on Grolsch and other high end european beers. Many homebrewers,myself included prize these bottles because once washed and sanitized they are reusable and don't require capping. I wonder what percentage of cyclists homebrew?Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.com