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05-31-15, 08:21 AM
#3077
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05-31-15, 08:24 AM
#3078
Super Modest
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05-31-15, 08:28 AM
#3079
Should Be More Popular
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Well I needed some stuff, specialized 10 year old shoes held together with duct tape finally became unwearable. Helmet over 10 years old needed replacing as well as patched and repaired gloves and handlebar tape. So new
-Helmet- Giro 65 dollars
-Shimano shoes 125 dollars
-Fizik Tape 27 dollars
-Gel Gloves 29 dollars
-2 cans Halt 18 dollars
=264 dollars
Should hold me for another 10 years!
-Helmet- Giro 65 dollars
-Shimano shoes 125 dollars
-Fizik Tape 27 dollars
-Gel Gloves 29 dollars
-2 cans Halt 18 dollars
=264 dollars
Should hold me for another 10 years!
05-31-15, 08:30 AM
#3080
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I also have to be careful. I am so glad Wegmans sells Cliff bars and shot bloks. That way the food comes in under the radar as it's in the groceries.
05-31-15, 08:42 AM
#3081
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05-31-15, 08:46 AM
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I work hard and my Wife never gives me a hard time when I spend a little on bike stuff. I just purchased Assos bib shorts and we agreed it could be my Fathers day gift.
05-31-15, 08:53 AM
#3083
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05-31-15, 08:54 AM
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05-31-15, 08:57 AM
#3085
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05-31-15, 09:01 AM
#3086
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So I got the new bike. Day 1, first ride, and I ate **** riding down a boulder and destroyed the saddle, scratched the rear section of the frame, the rear derailleur, ripped a shift cable, and messed up my wrist.
That's mountain biking I guess.
Can't wait to fix it up today and get out there again later.
That's mountain biking I guess.
Can't wait to fix it up today and get out there again later.
05-31-15, 09:02 AM
#3087
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$375 or $400 on bike shoes is a good long term investment that should provide good service for over ten years. Buy the best and keeping it a long time is better than buying second rate and replacing it in a few years.
05-31-15, 09:21 AM
#3088
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05-31-15, 09:22 AM
#3089
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So I got the new bike. Day 1, first ride, and I ate **** riding down a boulder and destroyed the saddle, scratched the rear section of the frame, the rear derailleur, ripped a shift cable, and messed up my wrist.
That's mountain biking I guess.
Can't wait to fix it up today and get out there again later.
That's mountain biking I guess.
Can't wait to fix it up today and get out there again later.
For a mountain bike I guess.
05-31-15, 09:26 AM
#3090
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So I got the new bike. Day 1, first ride, and I ate **** riding down a boulder and destroyed the saddle, scratched the rear section of the frame, the rear derailleur, ripped a shift cable, and messed up my wrist.
That's mountain biking I guess.
Can't wait to fix it up today and get out there again later.
That's mountain biking I guess.
Can't wait to fix it up today and get out there again later.
If you want to keep working as a mechanic, your wrists are kinda important.
#rubberdown_saddleup
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05-31-15, 09:48 AM
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A true cheap bastid will buy the second rate shoes and make them last for over ten years.
#skinflint
#skinflint
My new carbon sole Sworks are so much better with no more hot spots! I am sure the highend Sidi's are also good.
Moral to story you live once and it was a mistake to live with the cheaper shoes for ten years.
05-31-15, 10:24 AM
#3092
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05-31-15, 10:26 AM
#3093
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I had a pair of cheaper Sidi with plastic soles that were ok and lived with them for about 10 years and replaced them once they became stretched out.
My new carbon sole Sworks are so much better with no more hot spots! I am sure the highend Sidi's are also good.
Moral to story you live once and it was a mistake to live with the cheaper shoes for ten years.
My new carbon sole Sworks are so much better with no more hot spots! I am sure the highend Sidi's are also good.
Moral to story you live once and it was a mistake to live with the cheaper shoes for ten years.
#iamspecialized
05-31-15, 10:30 AM
#3094
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Did you hobknob with any Hamptons cool kids?
A true cheap bastid will buy the second rate shoes and make them last for over ten years.
#skinflint
#skinflint
I hope somebody picked it up.
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05-31-15, 10:32 AM
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The moral I get from that story is that Specialized shoes are better than Sidi shoes.
#iamspecialized
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05-31-15, 10:38 AM
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No Sunrise Hwy, MontauK Hwy ( which is a road not a Hwy) Montauk Ride 2015 - 135 - A bike ride in NYC, NY
I hobknob with the cool kids from NYC that are part of NYCC. It is a great club with an interesting mix of people.
05-31-15, 10:38 AM
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There's no effin way shoes should be that expensive I don't care what they say.
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05-31-15, 10:40 AM
#3098
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No Sunrise Hwy, MontauK Hwy ( which is a road not a Hwy) Montauk Ride 2015 - 135 - A bike ride in NYC, NY
I hobknob with the cool kids from NYC that are part of NYCC. It is a great club with an interesting mix of people.
I hobknob with the cool kids from NYC that are part of NYCC. It is a great club with an interesting mix of people.
That looks like a lot of fun. Nice and flat. I wish I could do something like that, but alas, those days are gone. Just shorter rides for me now. Looks like you went right through Amityville, my ancestor's home. Cool.
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05-31-15, 10:44 AM
#3099
Senior Member
Well in this case my cheap stuff lasted over 10 years. I agree generally but no way im plunking down 300 + bucks for a pair of shoes or a helmet.
05-31-15, 10:47 AM
#3100
Senior Member
A true cheap bastid will buy the second rate shoes and make them last for over ten years.
#skinflint
#skinflint