Robbie started the Dear Santa thread, so were you naughty or nice???

Bike related would be best, but cool swag is cool swag.

This is a bit verbose for my tastes, but still a very interesting read thus far,





Soft like butta,





Okay, I purchased these for fo myself, a gift nonetheless,

Veloce04 by iabisdb, on Flickr

You found your brakes!

coal

Bah humbug?

Now Robbie, I happen to know you will have a very nice goodie soon enough.

You will be on top of the world when your Wraith shows.

Big time scores this holiday season. Vittoria Open Corsa Evo tires, new Lazer helmet, 5800 groupset, bunch O' chamois butter, some stinger waffles, and a passel of bike-themed t-shirts. My peeps take good care of me!

Simple pleasures for the cabin.

Bring on the Walleyes.



....and the Steelhead.

A R.L. Winston boron II

Got some good beer and some cycling schwag.

I had to watch German ebay for a few months. Jumped when I had the chance and had to smooth-talk the seller into shipping to the US.

My sis and brother in law make the coasters (along with a number of items). Reclaimed Engraving.

(sweet opener, VR)

My Vanilla got an upgrade. How do you upgrade a Vanilla you might ask? Change out the Avid BB7s for mechanically actuated hydraulic brakes from TRP! Not only do they look WAY cooler but they stop even better with much smoother modulation than the Avids.

[IMG]Vanilla with HYRD brakes by mtypinski, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Vanilla with HYRD brakes by mtypinski, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Vanilla with HYRD brakes by mtypinski, on Flickr[/IMG]

They were extremely easy to set up (after noodling with many mechanical discs recently) and bedded in a 30 mile ride. The best part? That annoying disc rubbing I could never adjust out or fix by trueing the disc is finally gone! Love 'em!

Have to wait on mine. New campy group from ribble and a new campy wheelset from pbk.

I also treated myself to a bunch of old French bits. Those will wait for another day.

Almost forgot: "Life Is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America" and "Mountain Biking Connecticut".

my least expensive but coolest gift, a '73 greg pruitt (browns) rookie card.

Drillium chainrings from Velo Orange will be waiting on my desk when I return to work on Monday. Maybe it was naughty to order them for myself, but they will look nice on my Eisentraut.

Bicycle quarterly subscription
Wool vittoria jersey
Brass bell
Crank Bros multi tool
Klunkerz dvd
Banjo Bros saddle pack
Jandd touring handlebar bag
Wool socks

I think I got maybe two things that weren't bicycle related. What can I say...I like bikes.

That Vanilla is smokin HOT!!!

My favorite calendar

Some stuff to finish the Vitus 979:

VO French thread bb, NOS Gipiemme Nitrec saddle and a basic Kalloy 25.0 seatpost

Purchased a vintage white leather Rolls saddle for $7.76 off eBay for an unexpected present to myself.

Christmas Eve I removed a seized quill stem that I've been struggling with for about a month now. I pretty much felt like Batman.

Key is to tape the whole headtube and stem up with electrical tape, fill the inside up with PB Blaster, and let it sit for a good week (or more) in a relatively cold area (preferably an outdoor shed).

My family know me well
The book "Bike Snob"
Zoic bike shorts
LBS Hoodie
LBS gift cards from two different daughters

Cheers,
Chris

Leftovers from a Feast I went to .. Turkey (& something else from Dinner Friday) ++I didn't have to cook it . (bachelor, no children)

These are my bike specific gifts that I requested.
These are supposed to keep my toes warmThis is for a bank robbery - by bike no less these will help me when I learn to build wheels This will keep my hair neat and tidy (and my head warm) These are self explanatory.