2014 holiday gift guide: Potions and lotions

Prevent saddle sores with Louis Garneau’s chamois cream (1,$15, louisgarneau.com). But if chafing does happen, address it with a skin repair gel by Assos (2, $33, assos.com). Likewise, keep your chain from degrading. Use a lube like the Bike Medicine’s hard-core Purple Extreme (3, $16, purpleextreme.com). Finally, take care of yourself. Make sure to recover responsibly with a bit of John Jacob rye whiskey by Fremont Mischief (4, $52, fremontmischief.com). The label with the bike, however, is on its way out. It seems the distiller is going with a cowboy motif for John Jacob. For another drink with a cycling-themed label, there’s always Cono Sur’s Bicicleta wines.

For more gift ideas, see the full 2014 holiday gift guide.