Miniature Cyclist Father Christmas | the Rider | Bernard & Eddy

This miniature cyclist from the Belgian brand Bernard & Eddy is Father Christmas on a bike: red suit, white beard, simply turning the pedals in the peloton. He is 54 millimetres tall, cast in a zinc alloy and painted by hand. Small enough to work as decoration on a bookshelf or windowsill, and heavy enough to stay put wherever you set him down.

Father Christmas keeps training

Every other rider in this collection races for a country or for a classification. This one races for nobody — he is simply keeping fit for the busiest night of the year. It is the only joke in a collection that is otherwise entirely serious about jerseys and champions, and that is exactly why it works.

At Christmas

His size makes him something other than a figurine for the whole year: hang him on the Christmas tree, hide him in an advent calendar, or put him on the table at Christmas dinner. For a cycling fan this is the kind of present that feels bigger than it is.

The Rider

This is the Rider: upright in the saddle, hands on the bars, turning the pedals steadily. It is the calmest of the five positions, and the one that lets you build a convincing peloton. Alongside the Rider there are the Sprinter, the Climber, the Winner and the Thirsty One, all available in different jerseys.

Features

• Brand: Bernard & Eddy - View the entire collection
• Name: Santa Claus
• Finish: Father Christmas, red and white
• Position: the Rider
• Material: zinc alloy
• Painting: by hand
• Dimensions: 54 x 58 mm
• Weight: 30 grams
• Age: from 3 years
• Safety: EN71 1-2-3 and ASTM

One rider is a beginning, not an end

Put Father Christmas at the head of a peloton in national colours: he wins the Christmas stage. Or give him together with the rider in the colours of a country that means something to the person receiving him. The more riders, the more it starts to look like a real bike race.

About Bernard & Eddy

Miniature riders first appeared in the 1930s, when the organisers of the Tour de France wanted to put the national teams in the spotlight with a publicity caravan. They were largely forgotten by the start of this century, until Bernard & Eddy brought the tradition back. There are no sponsors or logos on these riders, only countries and symbolic jerseys. “Long live the flags”, as the brand puts it.

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