coldfeet

On Christmas Eve, I ordered a pair of Pearl Izumi GTX Barrier Winter boots, hopefully with those, I should be good down below -20C.

Andy_K 

I got a lump of coal.



I also got:

Polar CS200 computer/HRM



plus cadence sensor



Shimano MT-21 shoes



A couple of pairs of Wigwam Comfort Hiker merino wool socks



and a thermal undershirt.

MulliganAl

Got myself a Medium Bailey Works bag as a Christmas gift to myself. I love the bag so much I'm thinking about getting a small one for summer commuting. My wife also got me some winter riding gloves.

HardyWeinberg

My wife got me some new shoes but they are road not mtn so the soles are mirror smooth leaving the spd cleat hanging out high and dry. Hopefully easy enough to exchange. My daughter got a playmobil biking family. Both kids got smartwool!

caloso

Forgot: I also got some Smartwool

mechBgon

Well, my employer gave me a Fred Meyer gift card. So I got two frozen pizzas, two gallons of chocolate milk, some munchies, some hot chocolate, and a few household items I needed. And I turned on the heat in my apartment for a day. 62°F, woohoo!

rumrunn6

love this thread! stuck in a hotel for 2 nites and it's good to get a fix. congrats on that bike! SWEET!

nice rack!

love the shoes!

jealous of the winter boots!

RAPIDCITYRACER

Got those too for Christmas from my parents and had my sister get me the https://www.polarwrap.com/productinfo...d=1&product=25 Polar Wrap insoles to add a little more heat to those babies. Should be good for Buffalo winters. Congrats on getting the same shoes. BTW, did the insoles you got with the shoes seem too big and have crease marks towards the heels? I am goin to have to have them send me a new pair of insoles for when it is warmer.

K'Tesh

Three pair of wool socks (one Columbia, two Smartwool), a couple of toe warmers, and a pair of waterproof bike gloves. Perhaps I'll stop having digits snapping off after a comute home. (Now if I could only do something about THAT other cold weather casualty...)

Merry Christmas!
K'Tesh

no motor?

I'm up to 2 Teraluxes (Teraluxi?) now, and a gift card for a sporting goods store. Here's to wattage in the cottage.

surgtech1956

Nothing bike related, but a Mr. Coffee Frappe machine, Eddie Bauer fleece vest, 2 sweatshirts, couple of games, nylon track style pants. I'm going to order for myself: long sleeve jersey, Magicshine light, and fenders.

Giant Defiance

Clipless/platform Shimano PD-A530 pedals and bike shoes as both were on my list...



Except the pedals are SPD and the shoes are look-style (three holed). But the shoes look pretty, and returning gifts is always awkward/annoying, so I'm just going to find one of these:

Grim

Wife tracked me down a signed copy of "Around the World on a Bicycle" by "Fred" Birchmore. https://www.onlineathens.com/stories/...29877510.shtml

Hopefully I can get is signed again on Birchmore Trail day this spring. Now I need to hurry up and finsh Atlas Shrugged so I can start reading it.

Also got a Acer aspire netbook for traveling.

Griffin2020

I got a Cervelo RS, and a Canon G11. The wife and I got a 4 day pass (each) to the House of Mouse in Florida.

scoatw

I got a few winter items from LL Bean. Two crew neck fleece shirts for those rides in the single digits to go with the Insulated snow pants for anything below 0f. I also got a pair of their heavy-duty boot socks. I'm always experimenting with different wool socks to see which work best. I've used the Wigwam Comfort Hiker merino wool socks. And they work good. We'll see how the LLBeans' compare. I've been using the LL Bean Snowsneakers down to about 5f with gaitors and toe warmers as extra protection. Anything lower than that I use snowboots. In my comparison tests done last winter. I learned that Primaloft is far superior than Thinsulate. I would be hard-pressed to believe that 200 grams of thinsulate would work in -20f much less in the single digits. I recently ordered a pair of The North Face Baltoro II 400 boots from Zappos. And they were too narrow, even going a size up. My next test is the LL Bean Wildcat boots with 400 grams of Primaloft. Those Pearl Izumi GTX Barrier Winter boots should have a pocket for a chemical warmer, cause you'll need em' riding in frigid temps.

nashcommguy

Got a pair of Royal off-road cycling pants. They're REAL stout canvas w/a little neoprene. Looking forward to using them. 2 pairs Smartwool over-the-calf socks. Pair of Marmot modular, waterproof mittens and a handmade 100% close-knit wool beany from my mother-in-law. Got my wife a freewheel and chain from Harris Cyclery. Not romantic, I know, but the fw is a 14-34 6 speed for her old Specialized Crossroads that she LOVES. The old fw went to 28t. It wasn't enough for some of the hills around here. She got tired of doing the 'hike of shame'. She's delighted w/t 'bailout option'.

poopisnotfood

Park PCS-10 and Dinotte tail light. Was a very good X-mas indeed.

caloso

I forgot to post this: my gift from my sister.



This picture is from the website (Oregon Cyclewear). Mine is this color but without any lettering. It's AWESOME. Imagine the softest, most comfortable sweater you own, cut like a proper bike jersey. Perfect riding garment for cool to cold weather and good looking enough to wear with jeans around town. I can't say enough.

Artkansas 

I got a package of Fig Newtons.

TheLifeOfBryan

My girlfriend and her mom pitched in to get me a Garmin 405cx, and just before christmas I treated myself to a CAAD5 frame that I can spend the next few months hanging expensive hardware from.

YungBurke

I got quite a haul. Gift certificate to performance which was used for M520 pedals and Mo86 shoes, forte 700x35 tires, cygolite pace 135 light. Pearl Izumi cyclone gloves, a zaifal battery light, and not necessarily bike related but a cannon digital elph camera which will be used for bike related photos

dognamedbanjo

Ended up with a bunch of great bike-related stuff:


(Alien 2 26-function multi-tool)


(Sugoi Wallaroo Merino base layer)



(So I don't have to use a slippery phone book under my wheel when on the trainer anymore!)

jeffpoulin

Shimano MW80 winter bike shoes and a new wheelset for my touring bike (the wheels aren't ready yet, but they're Swiss TK 7.1s with XT hubs). Unfortunately, the weather has been too warm to really test the winter shoes, but I went for a 2 hour ride in the rain today and my feet stayed warm and dry.

Edit: Oh yeah, a truing stand too. A nice addition to my garage which is looking more and more like a bike shop every day.

CCrew

Jeff, nice shoes. let us know how they work out.

adaminlc

I got a pair of Panaracer Fire Cross tires, and a water bottle cage.