What do you want for Christmas

tunney

Ideas under 50 quid?

Preferably triathlon related.

(No stilts JB)

sconhome

Pre paid postage vouchers to Garmin ?

tunney

amphkingwest wrote: »

Pre paid postage vouchers to Garmin ?

How are those pedals working out?

sconhome

Touche !

How about renewing TI membership?

tunney

amphkingwest wrote: »

Touche !

How about renewing TI membership?

you work in a tri shop and thats the best you can do????

pgibbo

As the Crow Flies and a voucher for AK/Wiggle/CRC

sconhome

tunney wrote: »

you work in the tri shop and thats the best you can do????

Just fixed that for you :rolleyes:.

You don't want me giving you a list of stuff. Give others a chance to reply (I can use it as market research)

tunney

amphkingwest wrote: »

Just fixed that for you :rolleyes:.

You don't want me giving you a list of stuff. Give others a chance to reply (I can use it as market research)

I really want one of those big buoys but lord knows where to get one of them

pgibbo

I see @gavontwitt is plugging Combo Buckets - "A clean bike is a fast bike"

Have you still the cleanest bike in triathlon Dave?

tunney

pgibbo wrote: »

I see @gavontwitt is plugging Combo Buckets - "A clean bike is a fast bike"

Have you still the cleanest bike in triathlon Dave?

I like my ride duuuuurty.

RacoonQueen

Bike handling lessons

Kurt Godel

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Go on tunney, only €30, you know you want to. You could buy some medals with the €20 left over.

MrCreosote

30 hours in the day. C'mon Santa, surely it can't be that hard!

Izoard

tunney wrote: »

Ideas under 50 quid?

Preferably triathlon related.

(No stilts JB)

MDot Tattoo.

Oryx

A couple of bottles of this:

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

Sorry Dave i did not buy you anything but seen as you asked,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Deadly-Sins-Pursuit-Armstrong/dp/1471127532/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354804778&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/As-Crow-Flies-Journey-Champion/dp/1408189860/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354804853&sr=8-1

pgibbo

I'm currently reading and enjoying The Secret Race

Izoard

pgibbo wrote: »

I'm currently reading and enjoying The Secret Race

Hey Gibbo - looks like you are reading the US version? I've read that one, but just wonder what was removed from the UK edition?

pgibbo

Izoard wrote: »

Hey Gibbo - looks like you are reading the US version? I've read that one, but just wonder what was removed from the UK edition?

Mine was a gift so not sure which version I have. I just queried the .com site for the link

Is there a way to know which version you have?

Izoard

pgibbo wrote: »

Mine was a gift so not sure which version I have. I just queried the .com site for the link

Is there a way to know which version you have?

Turns out, from the average reader's pov it is not really material either way

http://www.veloveritas.co.uk/2012/09/18/the-differences-between-the-us-and-uk-versions-of-the-secret-race/

just-joe

a pair o these or something similar -

http://www.amazon.com/Yaktrax-Run-Traction-Cleats-Snow/dp/B009LJI3XM/ref=pd_sbs_a_3

sconhome

Apart from the usual tights, tops, jackets and vouchers which I see everyday a couple of things came to mind over the weekend. Obviously not to dismiss the value of good running gear but in or around €50 presents:

Training Peaks - 6 months subscription
Good sports bag - easy to cart gear to and from races / gym etc.
Recovery salts for baths / pamper packs salts massage oils.
Basic Polar FT1 heart rate monitor - perfect introduction to anyone conteplating HR training.
Sufferfest videos / voucher
Swim equipment - mix & match, snorkel, goggles, fins, floats, buoys
CompresSport recovery stockings (++ €50)
A decent headlamp.
Hydration pack for LD or adventure races (++ €50)
Can't go wrong with books IMO. Will be sticking the above As the Crow Flies & Chrissie Wellingtons on my wishlist. Yet to browze for others.
Music.
The Grid foam roller (€50) or Quadballer (+€50) or Massage Ball (-€50). Great bits of gear.

BennyMul

Thermal water bottles for them cold winter months on the bike,

BeepBeep67

Sometimes no cost gifts can be a good idea.
* 2 free day passes - a no questions asked Sat/Sun, travel to a race, go on a 6hr bike spin - you decide!
* Child minding day, a few years ago when my sister was broke she gave me a self made voucher where see said she would take the kids for a full day and night - priceless, I ask her for this every year now!

tunney

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Sometimes no cost gifts can be a good idea.
* 2 free day passes - a no questions asked Sat/Sun, travel to a race, go on a 6hr bike spin - you decide!
* Child minding day, a few years ago when my sister was broke she gave me a self made voucher where see said she would take the kids for a full day and night - priceless, I ask her for this every year now!

I WANT THE PASSES
I WANT THE PASSES
I WANT THE PASSES
I WANT THE PASSES
I WANT THE PASSES

woody1

race entrys,
ok 50 quids a bit low for triathlons, but duathlons or just ordinary running races
i emailed my sister a list of the races i had in mind to enter next year that were open for entry and told her to pick one...
saves me money and its still a surprise as i wont know which one she picked til xmas day
t.i. fees, club fees for the year, itunes voucher for those of us that run with mp3s..

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

A Wahoo Kickr trainer or a wattbike, slightly above budget but i want one!!

just-joe

In addition to the snow grip things above, what could I get to keep my feet dry? Are there such things as waterproof socks?

pgibbo

just-joe wrote: »

In addition to the snow grip things above, what could I get to keep my feet dry? Are there such things as waterproof socks?

I've heard good things about the sealskinz sock on wiggle - supposedly waterproof and great for keeping your feet warm.

Overshoes are good but only last so long before they get wet through.

just-joe

cheers i'll check em out!

would they be cycling overshoes? i'm thinking of socks for running.

mloc123

pgibbo wrote: »

I've heard good things about the sealskinz sock on wiggle - supposedly waterproof and great for keeping your feet warm.

Overshoes are good but only last so long before they get wet through.

Sealskinz will keep your feet dry but not warm, I tried them before.

Sealskinz and overshoes will keep you warm and dry... or two plastic bags will work just aswell.

I was caught out once on a long wet cycle, stopped in a shop and got two bags. on over socks and into my shoes. Looked stupid but my feet were toasty afterwards.

tunney

mloc123 wrote: »

Sealskinz will keep your feet dry but not warm, I tried them before.

Sealskinz and overshoes will keep you warm and dry... or two plastic bags will work just aswell.

I was caught out once on a long wet cycle, stopped in a shop and got two bags. on over socks and into my shoes. Looked stupid but my feet were toasty afterwards.

Thin socks
Another pair thin socks
Shoes
Tin foil
Cling Film
Over shoes

equals

Toasty feet

BTH

tunney wrote: »

Thin socks
Another pair thin socks
Shoes
Tin foil
Cling Film
Over shoes

equals

Toasty feet

Cling Film over the socks?? Maybe thats where I've been going wrong. Tinfoil sounds uncomfortable though.

tunney

BTH wrote: »

Cling Film over the socks?? Maybe thats where I've been going wrong. Tinfoil sounds uncomfortable though.

No, put on in that order! Socks on feet, socks on those socks, shoes on those socks, tinfoil on the shoes, clingfilm on the tinfoil, overshoes on the clingfilm. Then realise there is a stone in your shoe, take it all off and start again

BTH

tunney wrote: »

No, put on in that order! Socks on feet, socks on those socks, shoes on those socks, tinfoil on the shoes, clingfilm on the tinfoil, overshoes on the clingfilm. Then realise there is a stone in your shoe, take it all off and start again

I'll try out your new recipe this weekend.

Reckon I might check for stones first though...

sconhome

I'd say the smell of toasted cheese sandwiches when you take all that off after 5 wet hours on the bike is only lovely !! :rolleyes:

Oryx

tunney wrote: »

No, put on in that order! Socks on feet, socks on those socks, shoes on those socks, tinfoil on the shoes, clingfilm on the tinfoil, overshoes on the clingfilm. Then realise there is a stone in your shoe, take it all off and start again

Im going to raid the kitchen cabinet and try this one, I usually have to give up cycling outdoors in winter, my circulation is so bad.

Any tips for warm hands? I doubt the clingfilm/tinfoil combo would be easy to apply.

RacoonQueen

Oryx wrote: »

Im going to raid the kitchen cabinet and try this one, I usually have to give up cycling outdoors in winter, my circulation is so bad.

Any tips for warm hands? I doubt the clingfilm/tinfoil combo would be easy to apply.

3 pairs of gloves. I wear two wooly pairs from penneys and then a pair with windbreakers and end up with sweaty hands.

just-joe

mloc123 wrote: »

or two plastic bags will work just aswell.

This has worked fairly well for running so far, I think with a pair of those sealskinz it could be ok. Definitely two plastic bags though, when I have been out with just one, it rips and bingo cold wet feet.

tunney

Oryx wrote: »

Im going to raid the kitchen cabinet and try this one, I usually have to give up cycling outdoors in winter, my circulation is so bad.

Any tips for warm hands? I doubt the clingfilm/tinfoil combo would be easy to apply.

I suffer too and what I found was a pair of silk liner gloves inside a set of windproof heavy gloves.

Latex gloves either on the hand or over the liners didn't do much for me to be honest.

What I did find helped was tapping tunes on on the bars i.e. movement of the fingers.

Next thing would be to try the silk liners and lobster gloves.

BennyMul

I am on my second pair of lobster gloves and find them great, never had cold fingers with them, even in the rain and dont wear anything under them.

just-joe

For gloves I would recommend ski or snowboard gloves never have cold or wet hands and I wear nothing underneath.

Chartsengrafs

Santa brought me to Base2Race today and got me a pair of these: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=55456&CurrencyISO=EUR&ShippingCountryID=1791&_$ja=kw:shimano+tr52|cgn:Shimano-CL-44-1553+-+shimano+tr52|cgid:8770562849|tsid:40934|cn:Chain+Reaction-IE-P-Exa-Eng-DT-SE|cid:135331649|lid:21303838453|mt:Exact|nw:search|crid:31692582329&gclid=CLTfi6ignbQCFYRO4QodYnEABw Really happy with them as I've needed a replacement for a long time.

Though I can't wear them til the 25th

Edit: just noticed the fifty quid criteria..

pgibbo

Santa is bringing me this :cool:

sconhome

Basster wrote: »

Edit: just noticed the fifty quid criteria..

Don't worry about the criteria, unless its a Matchbox model somehow I think pgibbo has stretched his €50 admirably

pgibbo wrote: »

Santa is bringing me this :cool:

Looks fantastic P !!

catweazle

Santa much more flash in Corbally North - certainly more than the Skins tights i am getting (although I am getting 100 euros towards a 2014 Ironman war chest along with this). Expect to see 2 white flashes around Turloughmore this summer with my white B2

You will be far more color co-ordinated than me if we ever get those BMC outfits delivered. Were you leaning towards the BMC before I emailed you that

pgibbo

I've been looking at the BMC for a while now and bit the bullet when there was 500 off it last week

MrCreosote

pgibbo wrote: »

Santa is bringing me this :cool:

You've obviously been a very good boy

shotgunmcos

Anyone getting non SBR stuff from Santa? Got sick of having a 400 quid watch that only gets used for training and doesn't tell the time so stuck a Casio Protrek 2500 on the wish list Used to have a G Shock as a teen and loved it...

pgibbo

shotgunmcos wrote: »

Anyone getting non SBR stuff from Santa?

I'm hoping Santa awards me a pass to go skiing in January!!!

tunney

shotgunmcos wrote: »

Anyone getting non SBR stuff from Santa? Got sick of having a 400 quid watch that only gets used for training and doesn't tell the time so stuck a Casio Protrek 2500 on the wish list Used to have a G Shock as a teen and loved it...

A nice jumper, one without a hood that I can wear to work, now that I have a grown up job and all.