Non dorky cycling gifts from enlightened people

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mimitabby...aren't you the sweetest thing. If 19 is a child bride...well...that would be me. My husband, aka Saint Jerry, was a mere 23.....we have one son who is 41 and who lives in San Mateo and hang glides. No grandchildren, never will be. This is a tad off topic...so I apologize to the group.

Best to all:
Maureen

I thought maybe you were betrothed as an embryo...

[alforfun]

Warm, Warm biking gloves (because my fingerless ones just can't cut it anymore) and a very nice Sugoi hoody. And, of course, just having all my kids home together for a few days, along with me and my DH. Happy Holidays to all!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Such heartwarming and sweet stories from all of you!

I've had the most wonderful holiday weekend, full of simple comforts. DH and I were all on our own this weekend- all 3 grown children were off being busy elsewhere for this xmas.
So we decided to just do whatever we felt like this year. Didn't bother putting up any tree or lights...coffee in bed at dawn, ate apple pie with ice cream for our main Christmas dinner this afternoon(!), then pork loin leftovers this evening!
A continuous fire in the fireplace. A 3 hour ride yesterday (xmas eve) and a 2 hour ride this morning, on xmas day. (we were very lucky with having weather in the 40's)
Snuggling on the couch with our cool bike-related reading material we had gotten for each other, and a big ol' box of chocolate covered cherries. A nap "apres pie", phoning the kids... all good things that warm the heart, the mind, and the tummy.

And warm wishes to all of you TE "sisters"- your words inspire me every day of the year.

[xeney]

I have not been keeping up so I missed the love connection ... congratulations, you two! Couldn't happen to two nicer people.

We had a very bike-centric holiday. I bought my husband a new Ultegra triple crankset for his road bike, and some other gently used Ultegra components from Velogirl's virtual swap meet. (He is Mr. Thrift so I knew "gently used" would make him even happier than brand new.) He is all excited especially since he will need to buy some new tools.

He bought me a new wheelset for my mixte, a nice beefy set with a flip-flop hub in the rear. Plus new tires, because I am switching from 27" to 700c's. And now I should be able to use the fenders he bought me last year.

In a few hours his folks will be here and we will spring the news on them that they are going to be grandparents, and I suspect they will like that gift better than the stuff that is actually under the tree. My parents sure did.

Have a wonderful new year, everyone.

[Geonz]

So, I thought, "well, I just KNOW TE will be full of, oh, estrogenesque holiday TOUCH-FEELY stuff, and I'm not in the mood, call me Spock," but hey, bike gifts can't be bad, right?
SIgh... I've been sucked in
Merry, Merry, everybody.
Good stuff happening here, too...

[Duck on Wheels]

Congratulations, Xeney

[lauraelmore1033]

...and maybe getting it. I think I'm gettin' a new bike. We haven't opened our presents yet anyway because we're waiting for the kids to come over for dinner. (poor daughter in law has to WORK today!!). DH was looking through the ads in the paper this morning and held up an ad for a double bike holder and said I would probably be needing one of them if I was going to have two bikes. Knowing him, that means we will be going shopping shortly. Yay!

[wannaduacentury]

Well I got a bike related gift that I don't use on the bike. Ok I'll explain My mom and her(our) sewing friends got together to organize my present unbeknowest to me Well I got a blue denim long sleeve shirt w/ Biker Chick embroidered in red on the back w/ a chicken on a bicycle. It is too cute. Along the same line, I got a quilted hanging quilt that has the same chicken on a bicycle in 3 frames and on the last one she goes endo over the handlebars(w/ red buttons as the hubs on the bike). Very colorful and pretty and one of a kind. As real bike gifts, I got another long sleeve jersey and a real bike floor pump w/ guage for shrader and presta valves, made by blackburn. It's a good one. Merry Christmas Everyone. I enjoyed your Christmas stories as well. Jennifer

[Xrayted]

Congrats on the bambino xeney!! I guess a little red tricycle is not far off in your future?

[Aggie_Ama]

Score! My mom "gets it". She tries so hard to understand cycling. She takes us to rides, picks us up, lets us have a family dinner late so we can ride first and tries to understand the lingo. I bowled competitively for many years and she was so involved, I guess she just wants to understand my passion for cycling.

This morning I opened a present from her and it was the Precaryious "Jack and Jill went up the hill" jersey. My mom remembered this summer I told her I blew past a guy riding and he got really annoyed and used every last ounce of energy to pass me again. She thought it was the perfect jersey.

DH got a bunch of cycling goodies: a multi tool, flat pack w/ CO2 pump and tire levers. She gets it- THANKS MOM!

[jeannierides]

My sweet S/O got me a pink *pretty and strong* Chris King headset to go on the bike that we'll be ordering soon... Also water bottles, rearview visors, salsa flip lock for my seatpost (for easier adjusting)... non-cycling - about 10 lbs(!) of pink M&M's & my favorite parfum! What a guy!

Merry Everything and Happy Forever, everyone!

What she said.

[KnottedYet]

My bike (Flossie) got these great water bottle cages and a pair of matching water bottles (Soma bottles, my favorites) from her gf. (Menace)


I got this hot babe from TE. Whoooeeee!


Lucky for all 4 of us, she owns Menace...

[mtkitchn]

Haven't been on the TE boards in a while, and I'm sure glad I came to peruse tonight! Great stories from everyone, especially those who found new love for the holidays!!!
Brings a tear to my eye!!!!

[Meaux]

I got lots of bike related stuff!! DH got me a Timbuk2 Bag in a Box certificate, so I'm getting a really awesome messenger bag soon. Then, my grandparents (bless their hearts, they're so baffled by the biking, but they're trying they really are) got me a Camelbak. I'm really excited about using that. I drink LOTS of water on my rides, so this is a GOD SEND!! My brother and sister-in-law got me a new saddlebag and some Descente socks. My father-in-law got me a really huge (relatively) saddlebag, so I'll probably exchange my brother's for something at the LBS. It's sort of like a gift certificate. I'll get some tools to go in my new giant bag. And my mom and step-dad got me those Primal Wear tattoo arm warmers. They are SO cool!! And our MS150 sponsor got us all $25 gift certificates to an LBS, so there will be bike joy. I also got some good non-cycling stuff. I was apparently a very good little girl this year!!

[HipGnosis6]

My dad drug out his Raleigh hybrid that he's had for ages and expressed interest in riding it this last summer. His gift from me was a helmet that wasn't straight out of the 80's. He was very suprised, and thrilled with it. It took some searching to find a helmet that I knew would fit his giant dome but it was worth the effort.

My bro took some pictures of him wearing it, I'll have to get him to send them to me!