I agree with the gift certificate, though the only problem with one to the LBS is that their stock may be limited (or take forever to order in), especially right now, and thus limit his choices. (And so it might also be good to make sure it's the sort of gift certificate he doesn't have to use all in one go, so that way if he needs to he can buy what he can now and wait for something he wants to come back in stock later, rather than having to buy a bunch of crap he may not actually need because it's either that or lose part of the certificate. And, if possible, to choose an LBS that may have a bigger stock online than in-store.)