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03-03-14, 08:04 PM
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I never have to lie about the price of bike equipment.
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03-03-14, 08:04 PM
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Just a couple of comments, some which may have not been covered.
How much do you ride the bike? Is the bike going to be a garage queen, show off piece or used for years until it is no longer serviceable.
You can look at other hobbies and activities and figure out if you are over the top.
If your finances can afford it, then go for it.
But I would not lie to a spouse about it. That just opens up the door to many future problems.
By the way, I bought my bike off of fleabay As the story goes the person purchased it, found out that he really did not like biking, and put it up on ebay. MSRP for the bike at the time was 4K. I wound up getting it for 2.4K, and the tires still had the nubbies from the mold. Probably less than 10 miles on the thing.
Figure out your cost per mile.
How much do you ride the bike? Is the bike going to be a garage queen, show off piece or used for years until it is no longer serviceable.
You can look at other hobbies and activities and figure out if you are over the top.
If your finances can afford it, then go for it.
But I would not lie to a spouse about it. That just opens up the door to many future problems.
By the way, I bought my bike off of fleabay As the story goes the person purchased it, found out that he really did not like biking, and put it up on ebay. MSRP for the bike at the time was 4K. I wound up getting it for 2.4K, and the tires still had the nubbies from the mold. Probably less than 10 miles on the thing.
Figure out your cost per mile.
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03-03-14, 08:20 PM
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Am I the only one that thinks of this when I see this thread's title?
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03-03-14, 08:27 PM
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03-03-14, 08:41 PM
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03-03-14, 09:09 PM
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03-04-14, 06:59 AM
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I just don't tell her what it costs.
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03-04-14, 11:25 AM
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As Judge Judy says, Tell the truth and you don't need a good memory.
I'm sorry everybody can't have what my wife and I have....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdzb7e1ppI.....41 years this June and counting.
I'm sorry everybody can't have what my wife and I have....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdzb7e1ppI.....41 years this June and counting.
03-05-14, 09:16 AM
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As Judge Judy says, Tell the truth and you don't need a good memory.
I'm sorry everybody can't have what my wife and I have....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdzb7e1ppI.....41 years this June and counting.
I'm sorry everybody can't have what my wife and I have....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdzb7e1ppI.....41 years this June and counting.
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03-05-14, 11:11 AM
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03-05-14, 11:24 AM
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03-05-14, 04:36 PM
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+1, John you nailed this one, IMHO. I generally talk about what my bicycle needs are with Monica and she supports me since I am up front and don't spend just to have something new. Bicycling has pretty much saved my life and she realizes this, also, she is a cyclist, too. We are at 37-1/2 years and its the best thing that ever happened to me, hands down, no exceptions.
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03-05-14, 07:04 PM
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As Judge Judy says, Tell the truth and you don't need a good memory.
I'm sorry everybody can't have what my wife and I have....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdzb7e1ppI.....41 years this June and counting.
I'm sorry everybody can't have what my wife and I have....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdzb7e1ppI.....41 years this June and counting.
03-06-14, 05:47 AM
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Our discussions first center around a new Corvette.....other toys are easy after that.
03-06-14, 11:42 AM
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We ride a tandem now, so that's where the money goes. The need for whatever is obvious to my wife. She encourages me to buy whatever, since she also benefits. It's a good system. One of the reasons I suggested converting to the tandem life was that always nagging thing that riding my single and spending on biking was taking away sharing with her. It's a fix.
I'll bring them to Boston this summer.
03-07-14, 08:41 PM
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We have a custom Seven Ti tandem with couplers. My wife knows what it costs. She even insisted on the CF bottle cages.
But I lie to lots of other people about what my bikes and tri hobby costs.
But I lie to lots of other people about what my bikes and tri hobby costs.
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