Dear Santa....
Jules
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I'm starting to have (horribly organised) relatives ask me what I want for Christmas. As a new triathlete, there is absolutely loads of "stuff" I need, bike shoes, pedals, wetsuit, trisuit, new goggles, running gear, better bike lights, etc etc.
I don't trust parents, grandparents etc to buy the right stuff, so I'm after gift vouchers. I'm thinking of Wiggle vouchers as they seem to sell most things I might want. (Any alternative suggestion welcomed).
I wondered, am I the only person doing this? Or do other people end up getting large amounts of sports equipment for Christmas/birthdays? Is triathlon taking over my life too much? [:D]
I don't trust parents, grandparents etc to buy the right stuff, so I'm after gift vouchers. I'm thinking of Wiggle vouchers as they seem to sell most things I might want. (Any alternative suggestion welcomed).
I wondered, am I the only person doing this? Or do other people end up getting large amounts of sports equipment for Christmas/birthdays? Is triathlon taking over my life too much? [:D]
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I spent some of the money on some winter bib-tights (DHB, great stuff). For some reason I got a lot of abuse and heckling when I put them on and proudly tried to show my family.... I was only being grateful.
Basically, you add a short cut to your web browser toolbar and when ever you see something you like, you click on the short cut and it adds and entry into your wish list that takes Santa back to that item. Simple.
Mostly vouchers, but in the past they(sisters, sisters in law, parents, parents in law, wife,...) put money together for: wetsuit, bike, carbon aero bars, new bike(cervelo)...;;
Aren't we a sad bunch.....???
NOT AT ALL!!!!
At least we don't ever get the '6 pairs of socks' gift, the 'coupon you can never use' gift, the 'particulary handy item that you stuff in the basement for the rest of your life' gift, ....
Now if only I could find a way to teach them about red, carbon,....
dear santa, I would like a nice new wetsuit for christmas please, one of the snugg ones. thankyou kindly.
Now that's not funny, and ........ watch out, not everyone around here's as forgiving as I am .
Don't say you hate red out loud!!![:D]
It's (only) got a tri suit and bike lights on it at the moment (yes, I do go outside even after the clocks go back! [;)]) After that, upgrading my wheels is probably the only thing worth doing on my race bike, whereas I really could do with better brakes on my training steed - Tiagra just don't bite like Ultegra, particularly in the wet...
As to taking over, as long as you enjoy what your doing who cares?? Its better than watchin rubbish like corrie n eastenders on tv.
...and some sort of cow-dung-deflector. It's so not ladylike to have cow pat on your face.
Cheers Puddles! You just saved me 38 quid buying the fluid 2 through Tredz rather than Wiggle! Happy Xmas!
Has anyone had vouchers from TRI UK?
i went there the other day and was like a kid in a candy shop.
Deck the halls with bags of Tri stuff tra la la!!!!!