presents to self

popette

have you bought yourself anything? I can't stop buying things for MEEEEEEEE at the moment.

Today it was a coat (I can't go to My husband's christmas do in a scabby, snot covered, school run, brown coat) and handbag (can't go to christmas do with a big brown snot covered bag) and new undies (not usually brown and snot covered but just fancied a treat)

Oh dear!

what have you treated yourself to?

andyp

New undies for your husband's work's do? :shock:

Does he know.

Stewie Griffin

We are losing our works car park in March or April next year. So Im going to buy myself a Single Speed for Chrimbo. Yes I intend to commute the entire 3.5 miles from home to work, then, in the evening, Im going to do it in the other direction :shock:

Happy Christmas me :P

whyamihere

De Marchi bibshorts, a new frame and fork for my mountain bike in a couple of weeks... I love Christmas.

Gav888

Yep, the bike and everything to go with it. Early xmas present of course.....

barrybaines

New frame/forks for the roadie, a fixie (complete) new bars for the roadie umm new Castelli windproof jersey. I'm sure I'm missing the point about this Christmas malarky I am still to do ANY shopping for anyone else :?

SCR Pedro

I am trying so hard to resist buying a Lampre or Liquigas team jersey. They are both on offer at Prendas, but I shouldn't be spending my dosh on stuff I don't need..

Damn. Being skint sucks to hell.

Pedro

ansbaradigeidfran

I bought myself a copy of the QI book two weeks back while Christmas shopping: somehow I never got a copy until now.

In bikeland, I'm spending bit by bit on my rebuilt tourer project.

iain_j

I've finished christmas shopping so the next day out with the credit card will be for me

I'm impressed with how i've restrained myself the last few weeks. I even ignored a £5 gift voucher from Wiggle. I think such discipline deserves a treat!

howiejmidlands

Popette you came to the Team C+ photo shoot in your snotty scabbie undies becasue as we all know, when you were drunk, they were flung around the dinner table much to the discontent of the elderly couple on the next table.

And furthermore...you may not remember this becasue you were so drunk, the removal of the so said snotty apparel was after the scabby and worn out and rubbed lycra came off.

Please behave yourself in future, the editor nearly passed out, and the camera man couldnt get to the truck in time to photograph the evidence....but i did on my mobile..hehehe.

Oh yes i have bought myself a new didgital 10 million trillion super douper pixel thingy camera.

Lagavulin

Hmm, not sure whether this counts but have received Christmas money from parents, grand parents etc. totalling 'XXX.XX'. However, the money I've actually spent so that on a given day I can say "Thanks very much... I got such and such with your money" etc. vastly exceeds the funds received.

I've been doing this for a few years now and since I left uni and started working I'm subsiding the gift year on year to a greater extent (this whole Christmas malarky is expensive).

I'm toying with and assessing the idea of trying "Cheers Nan, I bought a BMC Road Racer SL01 frameset with your money". :twisted:

Le Commentateur

Assos white fugujack.

Saw one for £264 at Parker's website and thought with the fall of the £ on the currency markets they won't be that price for much longer.

feel

chainsaw for me - there's nothing cycling related that i want at the moment... well nothing i want that i can afford :oops:

feel

ansbaradigeidfran wrote:

In bikeland, I'm spending bit by bit on my rebuilt tourer project.

Have you painted it yet? I've got a 531 steel tourer that i want to do up ,but i'm not too confident about painting it myself, think i'll probs get it done professionally. Be interested to know if you managed a decent job.

FAT_ROB

Afraid to say I have gone OTT this year buying prezzies for aham... me

Just splashed £1600 on a Thorn Raven tourer and to cap it all another £200 odd quid on Ortlib panniers and a load of bits from WIggle



Who says crime doesn't pay??

hisoka

Nothing yet bought for myself, but then again I get paid tomorrow. hehe

gkerr4

i bought a new compact camera as the other one I have is too big to slip in an inside pocket for social 'do's - I bought a panasonic Lumix FX37 - 10 megapixel thingy - quite nice

course I told the wife I bought it "for us" - so it counts as her xmas present too!

:-)

giant_man

New Assos 851 Airjack jacket and airProtec tights for me, oh yes.

LittleB0b

I just bought my self a top from minx girl - it will match my new bike (is that bed?)

Billios

giant mancp wrote:

New Assos 851 Airjack jacket and airProtec tights for me, oh yes.

Ditto with an Airjack...it was on offer damned it!!!

blackworx

Assos Winter.LL bibtights, which I paid Winstanleys for in NOVEMBER but they're STILL waiting for stock (5 to 7 days my a*se). Can't help thinking our continental cousins are already zipping around nice and cosy in their new Assos gear, and that Blighty will be the last place to get them as usual.

My funky Gewiss Ballan top and Colnago cap arrived today from Prendas (for if the sun ever comes back).

And... >clickety< ...oops I just bought a new CatEye computer/HRM so I can see how slow I'm going/how bad my man-flu is.

Plus the obligatory bar tape. Thank you santa!

morite

I got Wiggins autobiography...and got him to sign it at the last revolution.

Also just paid for 10 days training with thclub in Majorca in April

Now I just need a nice pair of wheels once I have some space on the credit card :oops:

HungryCol

Le Commentateur wrote:

Assos white fugujack.

I'm mucho mucho jealous

I think the zipper on my current rain jacket will break tomorrow

iain_j

morite wrote:

I got Wiggins autobiography...and got him to sign it at the last revolution.

I bought that a few weeks ago, for my dad for christmas. At Revolution, he went and bought it himself and got it signed. So I've kept it for myself, though I'm not at all jealous he's got a signed copy and I haven't

Nuggs

I just bought some Amfib Lobster gloves. Because I'm worth it.

a_n_t

these for the summer, £80 off at evans!!

SteveR_100Milers

A spesh rockhopper MTB, with matching shoes and pedals, currently hunting for a half decent track bike... :oops:

Ruari

Bought a pair of 3K carbon bottle cages, Fizik Arione saddle in Barloworld colours (to make my Bianchi 1885 look even MORE lovely!) and going to get new tyres soon! Christmas is the time to get yourself what you really want!

fossyant

Bell Volt helmet to replace my crash damaged Giro Pneumo....time for an upgrade...... not arrived yet - only ordered it today.....

redvee

Got myself a huuge cup for drinkng tea when I'm reading the posts here and to hold the tea I'll know doubt spray over the screen/keyboard at some of the witty/funnier posts in the new year. It is big enough to dunk a 3" biscuit

Rich-Ti

You lot are making me feel much less guilty about the second hand R3 I've just agreed a price on, thanks!