Non dorky cycling gifts from enlightened people

[KnottedYet]

As for "Happy Hakama" ... nope, not one of Trek's efforts at creative spelling (that would be the finally with one l), but a chip off our Dad's punning shoulder. I think Trek was pretty happy in her Hakama this Channuka, right Trek?

Yup, she's one "L" of a speller...

[Bikingmomof3]

Congratulations Xeney!!!

[KnottedYet]

Yay, Xeney! Another cyclist on the way!

[xeney]

Thank you, everyone! We are very happy, and we've seen the heartbeat twice so we are starting to relax.

[LBTC]

Best gift from DH, and it's bike related on a tangent.....

An Everlast 75 Pound heavy bag so I can do kickboxing workouts at home. My most favourite cross training. YAY!

And we believe we've found real and true friends in our new home town - spent an evening there on Saturday. We're thinking next year we'll make our plans with them and not family so we can actually *enjoy* ourselves.

Your stories are so heart warming and touching - fabulous milestones in life and so much gratitude. I'm feeling grateful, too, for my DH, and my new friends in my town and on this forum. You ladies have been an inspiration to me, especially these last 6 months. Thank you all for that.

Merry everything and Happy wonderful to each of you.

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[mimitabby]

DH gave me a winter helmet kit! it is really cool, it fits in the helmet holes and covers my ears.

and my cute nephew announced that he was no longer a vegan because he hated missing out on his uncle's (my dh) pies. That was a very nice gift for a lot of reasons. For one, we can quit worrying so much about his malnutrition since he can now eat eggs and dairy!

[Bad JuJu]

Wow, new love, new (and renewed) friendships, new bikes, and at least one baby-in-the-making: sounds like we hit a collective home run bike-wise this year! I'm so thrilled for all of us.

I only got one directly bike-related gift: a RoadID clip-on blinkie--it's really cool. But my main gift, a waterproof, shock-resistant digital camera, is indirectly bike-related, since DH knew I wanted a camera like this to carry along in my handlebar bag on rides. I hope to be posting some cool biking pix soon, both here and on my blog.

Happy Holidays to us all! Still to come...New Year's Eve.

[maillotpois]

Congrats Xeney and Trek/Knot - and everyone else!! Sounds like the holiday has everyone in great spirits!

I am, too! I got to ride my bike!!!

[Aint Doody]

My M-I-L gave me 2 carbon bottle cages. (How did she know??!!!) My husband gave me the Trilly Kiss tights from TE that I ordered and asked him to wrap. Hey, I'd rather be specific. He also gave me a wonderful jewelry armoire--that was totally unexpected. And wow! I really love it.

[sjf]

It got Pearlazumi tights, a Bikegore jacket from Performance, booties and warm gloves. "Santa" definitely wants me to get into cold weather riding which I've been resisting so far.

[bikerchick68]

my best bike gift? My ride buddy, who had a major surgery, got the green light to ride!!! First ride will be next weekend, maybe 12 miles at MAYBE 11mph... and I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!! I miss having her to ride with... it's just more fun for me to ride with someone else...

maillotpois... SOOO happy you got to ride!!! Has it been 6 months? All clear now?

[light_sabe_r]

Congrats Xeney, Trek and Knotted yet!!

Some really cool stuff you guys got this year.

In the bike related presents category... My main present was the Heart rate monitor from BF which I have been using for the past two months.

He also spoilt me with a fuel belt for my next tri! ^_^ amongst other things,

(I got an enormous pasta pot! JUST what I needed since our old one rusted after 3 months of constant use. I love it already!)

my parents (in a collective hamper thing) gave us both these BRITA water bottles. They have a filter in them so no matter where we end up on our ride the water is going to taste great and not contain any nasties. I quickly decorated my bottle with all the stickers I recieved from the christmas Card exchange! ^_^ Really great idea, shame they kind of slip and slide in our bottle cages though... We're gonna try and find some wetsuit coolers to go round them and thicken up the bottle I think.

Best friend just went to thailand and bought us back a bike figure made out of newspaper-mache. It's really cool too.



I spoiled BF with a pair of running shoes, socks, Davitamon lotto water bottles (since he's a DL fan...)

And since my parents just both bought bikes, I bought them each a pair of gloves and a few blinkies. (they already had helmets)

But the best present I got was SLEEP and RELAXATION. ^_^

[RoadRaven]

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.

This sounds just delightful... as much as I adore my children (4 teenagers and an 11 year old) I would love to have some of this kind of time with my man. Neither of us are into the christmas hype, and endeavour to downplay it for the kids without them losing what they perceive many others to be having. Small bought gifts or home-made gifts are the order of the day, and a quiet meal with each of the grandparents. We get together with the siblings/inlaws and the childrens cousins a few days after Christmas for a "sports day" where we eat leftovers, play a few games and end up down at the river if its hot. A family time without the pressure of a christmas meal or pressies for a thousand people.

But Lisa... your day is the kind I look forward to. A few phone calls to children/parents maybe, but essentially just me and him, and a bike ride.
A dream.

[pyxichick]

What great stories!

My mom gave me a pair of smartwool cycling socks, and on Dec. 24th, even though she had too much cooking and wrapping to do to come with me, told me to take her Subaru over to the U.P. and go xc skiing (she even paid for my trail pass.)

It's great to have family members who support our passions.

Happy Christmas, Solstice, Hannukah, New Year, etc. everyone!

love,
kate

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

But Lisa... your day is the kind I look forward to. A few phone calls to children/parents maybe, but essentially just me and him, and a bike ride.
A dream.

RoadRaven- don't worry- the day will come! And it sneaks up on by surprise...one day you realize that your kids are grown and on their own and you and your mate can frolic and do whatever you damn well please! (not that I don't adore my kids, mind you)
DH and I have a big wooden bed that the manufacturer called it's "Sumatra" line. This inspired us to think of ourselves as a pair of monkeys sleeping up in our nest of leaves high up in the Sumatran jungle canopy. From our leavy nest we can be bad and throw fruit pits (and other things!) down on the unsuspecting passersby on the jungle trails far below... all while having our morning coffee in bed of course...