[Closed] What did Santa bring ya?

Got this from SWMBO:
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Suspect it'll be restricted to the trainer for quite a while but quite impressed with what I've seen of it so far. Seems very light (17.5lbs on my scales, without pedals) although I think the fairly agricultural SRAM Rival shiftin might take some getting used to.

Also got a box-set of The Sweeney - so that's my watching sorted while on the trainer as well!

Talisker 10, Highland Park 12, Glenlivit 15. All of a sudden the in-laws are my favourite people! They must think I've got a problem though.

Snap Alex..awesome gadget

I am delighted because my 14 year old son, for the first time ever, went out on his own initiative and bought me a present from his own money. A lovely pair of earrings 🙂 I'm doubly happy because he's been a 'mare of a teen for the last few months so this shows me he does still have the capacity to think of others. So Happy 🙂

Nothing properly bikey this year, but I treated myself to this:
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from the awesome [url= http://www.minx-girl.com/ ]Minx Girl bike stuff[/url]

That boardman is not a bad present! I have one and they're fab for the money.

Kindle is just such a well designed device. Apple-esque I'd say.

These.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/5248732182/ ]Jones Ti Loop Bar[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]singlespeedstu[/url], on Flickr

And also treated myself to this.

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Endura shorts, G-Shock watch, survival kit and GTA for the DS...

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A bandsaw and a set of chisels.

My girlfriend gave me a Garmin Edge 800, now waiting for the snow to **** off!!

Nearly finished building myself a Heckler up over the past month and waited for the sales to got my final bid spend items - wheels and chainset yesterday from Merlin, so that's been my present to me, and I'm more or less on budget based on last years Blur Classic build costs, even if the Blur has received a few ebay XTR upgrades to donate to the Heckler....

Otherwise got a helmet cam so will try that out tomorrow.

from the missus a feedbacksports ultralight pro workstand - for maintaining our bikes 😉

my parents must have felt sorry for her because we have an old 20 inch widescreen telly thats on its last legs that i keep fixing instead of replacing ! - they bought us a 32 inch samsung HD beast ! - not that we watch tv that much tbh - almost resent the tv licence !

A Rapha Windjacket from mum and a TNF Ice Jacket from Mrs Futon 😀

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Got some forks headed in my direction soon as well.

Oh nice, like the steam thing where did that come from?

alpkit down gillet, Morvelo shorts, morvelo t-shirt

Pressie of the day was a bike workstand my dad made me. The locking mechanism incorporated drill vice that I had machined as an apprentice piece about 25 years ago and had been hiding in his garage ever since. Took me a while to twig when he told me that I had made a part the workstand, brought back a heap of memories 🙂 . Its now sitting in the workshop holding the christmas holiday build in place 🙂

A Jedi coaching gift voucher off the missus.

[b]scott_mcavennie2[/b] I got the same ... can't wait!

My wife booked a hotel in Paris to see the finish of the Tour 2011!!!

some nice warm moleskin trews
a bottle of edradour malt..... 8)
and a nice cashmere jumper

a very sensible.

i wanted bike stuff, but the mrs say's i buy far too much myself.
no idea what she means......... 😉

Some tubeless road tyres
wooly buff

and a UNICYCLE!!!!

I am so gonna hurt myself

2010 model so got it quite cheap.
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I got some [s]slippers[/s] North Face tent shoes, and a copy of Laurent Fignon's autobiography from the inlaws which was a great choice

I also have a month old daughter which is the best present

and a UNICYCLE!!!!

I got a windproof softshell jacket.. some new gloves.. (thankfully) some Ragley half waffle grips.. a few books.. couple of maps.. and a selection of ales including a bottle of Old Tom which I'm gonna save for next week after we've finished moving house...

ACE

Nada! 😥

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bruneep.

I had one of those coffee pumps last year.
One of my best presents ever.

Bought myself a King BB and some second hand radars off classifieds!

Other half bought me a STW top (white/blue) socks,jumper, and shoes and a bottle of laproig 😆

Casio Gshock, SLIPPERS! and a chocolate orange!

My younger sister bought me some "[i]Rapha[/i]" chamos cream, thinking it was something that I would apply to my face 😳

Shimano MW80 winter boots from wife
Kodak playsport vid camera from daughter
CDs, Winter Blonde beer and Mamut T from son

A bottle of Glenfarclas 10yr off my son but I'll have to wait till tomorrow night for anything else due to work commitments.
Got myself a very early Crimbo pressie in October though.....

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Oops, forgot he XTR trail pedals wot I got 2 weeks ago!

alpkit skyehigh 800 😀

gothandy - Member

A Jedi coaching gift voucher off the missus.

scott_mcavennie2 I got the same ... can't wait!

see you guys soon then 🙂

more than 3,300 for a xc bike!!!!!!!!! omg!

i paid less than that for my new dh bike! pff

we need to start revolting regarding bike prices! thats stupid! even if they are good. still doesnt justify that!

I was thinking that, and it's not even got XTR all over it! 😯 Nice though.

Nowt exciting. Books 'n stuff, but a nice box of quality cider from the outlaws. Far more excited about what we got the little ones this year
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a new evoc backpack and even though I asked my brother for a book( the last chronicles of Thomas covenant) he bought me a new winter wetsuit so I'm chuffed to bits 😀

I got a Topeak Joe Blow Sprint Comp track pump, very nice shiny XTR M972 rear mech, Met Velano helmet and some new books. Best of all I got to spend it with my very lovely mrs Stayhigh which was just great 😀

No bike stuff or bike related stuff at all. But my dad got me a sledge And my brothers got me DVD box sets to watch after I break my arms sledging.

Ortlieb saddle bag, multi tool, bottle of Laphroaig, book about Ukrainian tractors, a collage made up of lots of my old concert tickets for my hideaway and of course our wee baby 🙂

i got a great selle italia saddle from the kids,some overshoes,a lusso thermal top and some spd's all in all a great day 😀

I got a Tanita Body Composition Monitor Scale, a few books, Racing Weight by Matt Fitzgerald & The Cyclist's Training Bible by Joe Friel. Some Nike sweat bands, a very nice large coffee cup that fits under our expresso machine. A pair of very nice slippers from Next and some chocolate, although my usual dark chocolate terrys orange was replaced by a white chocolate orange which has crunchy bit in 😥