If you’re like me this yuletide, you probably had to sell your watch to buy your spouse hair barrettes (while she was selling her hair to buy you a watchband).

So if your cupboards are bare but your heart is still in it, it’s nice to have a few tips for homemade, DIY gifts that you can easily make for all the cycling freaks on your list — like this no-brainer, simple procedure for converting an old length of chain into a keyring/bottle opener/miniature filter wrench. (As any bike mechanic will tell you, the labor is always in the clean up…)

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