Gifts from non-cyclist...lame
12-25-10, 09:26 AM
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i know that gesture is more important but really getting christmas gifts from a non-cyclist can be..well...frustrating.
examples, i got a pink bell helmet like it came from wally world ( i dont think it even had vents), a jersey that came from REI but it had that bear in front and california emblem, like i think i'm gonna faint, sorry to those who wear them.
like someone gave me a knitted scarf to wear while biking...argh...i am never on a beach cruiser where the scarf flaps on the back...i also got a light that you fit on the helmet....poke me in the eye...i am not a construction worker or a miner...duh...
a bell, 2 inches in diameter and SS, a hand pump as long as a javelin and my favorite.."oh i did not know what bike item to give you i just bought you a gift certificate from a cycling shop (sounds good) in Bass Pro" pull my ears!!
it goes on and on...and i think it's
examples, i got a pink bell helmet like it came from wally world ( i dont think it even had vents), a jersey that came from REI but it had that bear in front and california emblem, like i think i'm gonna faint, sorry to those who wear them.
like someone gave me a knitted scarf to wear while biking...argh...i am never on a beach cruiser where the scarf flaps on the back...i also got a light that you fit on the helmet....poke me in the eye...i am not a construction worker or a miner...duh...
a bell, 2 inches in diameter and SS, a hand pump as long as a javelin and my favorite.."oh i did not know what bike item to give you i just bought you a gift certificate from a cycling shop (sounds good) in Bass Pro" pull my ears!!
it goes on and on...and i think it's
12-25-10, 09:57 AM
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Anyone else ever get one of these blinker/horn sets?
https://www.amazon.com/BICYCLE-LIGHT-.../dp/B0019PSDTA
I received my second this year.
https://www.amazon.com/BICYCLE-LIGHT-.../dp/B0019PSDTA
I received my second this year.
12-25-10, 10:01 AM
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OP: Your use of the word 'like' would send most thinking people for the door so perhaps your Christmas gift was having someone to spend the holiday with someone who cares about you.
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12-25-10, 10:01 AM
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What a maroon.
12-25-10, 10:05 AM
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I don't really do the gift thing. I make gifts for people when I feel like it. Since I don't receive a lot of gifts I do appreciate getting them, even if they suck.
12-25-10, 10:08 AM
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..I think for a change I'd like to receive stuff like this....there are only so many sweaters a man can take before contemplating the unthinkable...
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My brother attempted to get me something cycling related, instead I got a card that said:
"We went to the bike store and all we learned was we should leave the cycling stuff up to you"
And it had cash instead.
"We went to the bike store and all we learned was we should leave the cycling stuff up to you"
And it had cash instead.
12-25-10, 10:22 AM
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I'm pretty sure if you went to Somalia, there would be no gift giving at all, or Christmas for that matter considering like 99.9% of the people who live in Somalia are Muslims. For some reason I don't quite think that's what you meant though 
12-25-10, 10:31 AM
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I guess I lucked out when I chose my non-cyclist family.
Without being asked they bought:
-beautiful winter wool jersey
-Brooks Alpes de H'uez saddle
-Winter and summer cycling socks
-new Lyzene frame pump
-Bike Snob
-cycling calendar
-a couple of GP4000s tires
-new hubs CK R45 for my dream wheel build. (I think my LBS helped out here)
My firemen neighbour whose dog I look after when he is on shift gave me a very nice hitch mount bike carrier.
Not braggin. Just sayin, they don't always miss.
Without being asked they bought:
-beautiful winter wool jersey
-Brooks Alpes de H'uez saddle
-Winter and summer cycling socks
-new Lyzene frame pump
-Bike Snob
-cycling calendar
-a couple of GP4000s tires
-new hubs CK R45 for my dream wheel build. (I think my LBS helped out here)
My firemen neighbour whose dog I look after when he is on shift gave me a very nice hitch mount bike carrier.
Not braggin. Just sayin, they don't always miss.
12-25-10, 10:32 AM
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12-25-10, 10:43 AM
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Nobody bought me anything for Christmas, not even a pink helmet. 
12-25-10, 10:45 AM
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i don't like the idea of giving something to charity for someone else.
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12-25-10, 11:21 AM
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i know that gesture is more important but really getting christmas gifts from a non-cyclist can be..well...frustrating.
examples, i got a pink bell helmet like it came from wally world ( i dont think it even had vents), a jersey that came from REI but it had that bear in front and california emblem, like i think i'm gonna faint, sorry to those who wear them.
like someone gave me a knitted scarf to wear while biking...argh...i am never on a beach cruiser where the scarf flaps on the back...i also got a light that you fit on the helmet....poke me in the eye...i am not a construction worker or a miner...duh...
a bell, 2 inches in diameter and SS, a hand pump as long as a javelin and my favorite.."oh i did not know what bike item to give you i just bought you a gift certificate from a cycling shop (sounds good) in Bass Pro" pull my ears!!
it goes on and on...and i think it's
examples, i got a pink bell helmet like it came from wally world ( i dont think it even had vents), a jersey that came from REI but it had that bear in front and california emblem, like i think i'm gonna faint, sorry to those who wear them.
like someone gave me a knitted scarf to wear while biking...argh...i am never on a beach cruiser where the scarf flaps on the back...i also got a light that you fit on the helmet....poke me in the eye...i am not a construction worker or a miner...duh...
a bell, 2 inches in diameter and SS, a hand pump as long as a javelin and my favorite.."oh i did not know what bike item to give you i just bought you a gift certificate from a cycling shop (sounds good) in Bass Pro" pull my ears!!
it goes on and on...and i think it's
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Yesterday I helped a customer who was buying Christmas presents at the last minute - because her house had just burned to the ground. She was using an American Red Cross debit card to pay for her gifts. Events like that help to put things in perspective.
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