What cycling related gifts did you get for Christmas?

[Zen]

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

or Festivus, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Solstice, or the winter observance of your choice

I got a Park tool bike work stand.

That is a nice gift

[Selkie]

I asked for no gifts this Christmas (had to replace the furnace & ac in August, so I want to replenish that big chunk of change).

DH didn't listen but showed restraint. Santa brought me a wool PI jersey and a PI winter biking jacket. He' agreed to return the latter because I have way too many winter cycling jackets.

The weather here was glorious yesterday - warm and sunny. This was a treat because December had ONLY three days that were clear, and the month was colder than usual, with lots of rain. We ended up taking a long walk in the city, along the Potomac. I made up for it by eating a lot of the cookies I made and several handfuls of chocolate-covered pretzels.....

[Tri Girl]

Nothing cycling specific, but my BIL got me a gift card to "The Runner," and my in-laws gave me some money. It will most certainly be spent on something bike related. We're moving in the right direction with the family...

[Biciclista]

I find it amusing that you underlined Christ in Christmas but really wanted to talk about getting presents.

For me this season is about a glimmer of excitement that the days are getting longer again (even though I can't tell yet) and an opportunity to be all festive with the family. Last night after a great dinner we pulled taffy GOOD GRIEF WHAT A MESS. I have no idea if the taffy was ever "right" or finished. I also had a lot of time over the last two days to meditate about the relative goodness of having a white christmas, because boy, we had one. Whoever thought up the idea that a white christmas was a wonderful glorious idea lived in a time when relatives didn't pile into cars or stack up in airports for the pleasure of seeing each other. And we truly had a wonderful glorious beautiful white christmas complete with all the added tension, stress, and aggravations a metropolitan area covered in snow can produce..

[malkin]

We gave each other Brooks bar tape for the tandem.

[Crankin]

My husband and I don't exchange Chanukah gifts; in fact we barely celebrate it at all, since the kids have grown up. But, he did order me a black Ibex full zip Shak when I casually mentioned that it was on sale (thanks to a post on TE) and it came Tuesday.
I've worn it 3 times already!

[sundial]

I have to add a dishwasher to the list. It went out just after we installed the new stove. Ok, not bike related but I had to vent somewhere.

[Ha(m)mer]

Christmas was lovely. We had a really nice time with family on both sides. Though this Christmas is sad because my MIL's mom *just* found out that she has brain cancer. And it's pretty aggressive. We didn't get to visit that grandma over Christmas, but were definately thinking of her. She's been healthy for her 80 years. So, on one hand a person thinks, "That's been a really good run..." But on the other hand, "I know that everyone has to go sometime, but it still sucks."

So, we have to embrace our families and cherish the great times. My husband and I really enjoy giving gifts. I like to make things for people when the opportunity presents itself, this wasn't one of those years. But we think that we really nailed the gifts and were ecstatic to make people happy.

I was happy to enable my husband and his love of animals and the farm. So I got him a gift certificate to a hatchery so that he can pick out some more exotic chickens.

He and my in laws got me gift certificates to a LBS so that I can get a mountain bike. Woo!! I think that I'm going to aim for the Giant Rainer. It's not top of the line, but it's not bottom end either. I plan to mostly ride it on gravel roads or minimally maintained roads and perhaps a horse trail at a couple of local state parks. I hope that they still have 08 models available today in my size. They're supposed to be on sale.

My mom gave me some cookbooks that she had used and a cushy sweatshirt and socks. Yay for cozy warmness.

We still have Christmas with my grandpa tonight. He's had some battles with health this year too and has gotten better. I'm greatful for all of that too.

Happy New Year!!

[short cut sally]

The motto, it is better to give than to receive is what we did this year. DH and I gave a huge tote full of new clothes to the battered womens shelter/homeless shelter. To see the look on the staff's faces and excitement when they recieved the clothing was worth every penney spent. I gave money to those in the family that really need extra help, and xmas eve was spent with whole family enjoying a meal together. The meal included lots of good food, no bickering or argueing, and lots of laughter and wide eyes from the foster children that had never had a visit from santa. That was priceless.

[NoNo]

Sorry to hear the sad news, Hammer We were at my grandmother's having dinner when we got the call my other grandmother was on the way to the hospital. Nothing serious, she hadn't been feeling well, but it certainly puts a damper on the day.

I gave lots of cycling gifts. Actually, that's all I gave. My brother an I got our parents a Cycleops fluid trainer. I set it up yesterday and was very jealous. My Minoura rim-drive's days are numbered I also gave everyone spare tubes, tire levers, and Planet Bike Blinky 7's, and got a lock for my parents. I got my brother the Park Tools chaingang kit and some lube, plus an Italia jersey, and mom got some Specialized Sonoma's. Oh yeah, and Ruthie gave my dad a cycle computer while mom got some Pandora beads. Such a thoughtful kitty

As for me, I got a pair of Performance Triflex tights. My brother also got tights. When I went to try mine on, I thought they were a bit roomy in the crotch. He said his were kind of tight all-around. That's when mom realized she'd mixed them up Once I had on the right pair, they fit just fine. I also got some winter gloves that have to go back, socks, and a Yukon Extreme headlight.

Overall it was a good Christmas. Seemed less stressful than past years. It was nice seeing my cousins back from college, though I missed my cousin calling from Italy. He's finishing his culinary training and spent the holiday with my grandfather's cousin. He said the food was the best he's had there and they were treating him like a king. That's what family's about, even if you've never met them before

[7rider]

DH put in to help me re-build my Axiom to fit like my ID8 - new stem, new seatpost, new cables, and bar tape. It should be much more comfortable to ride now, and I'm looking forward to spending some road time on it, as I'm already sick of rollers, and it's only December.
I was told I have a gift certificate to my LBS "coming soon" - but I haven't seen it yet, and last time I checked with the shop, they had nothing in their books on it. I wish it would come, as I'd like to apply it to that Seven merino wool jersey I ordered from them.
My family has pretty much given up on the gift giving thing. We buy stuff for the kids, and play a gift-exchange card game where gifts are limited to $15-20 and generally include some variation on holiday coffee mugs and hot chocolate mixes.
I'm just glad I got to spend some time with my family...no matter how crazy they sometimes make me.