How to hide new bling bike from wife
#1
Banned
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: in the foothills
Posts: 420
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
How to hide new bling bike from wife
I'm pretty good at hiding the small bling. I handle the bookkeeping and am good at creative accounting. Been tipping the UPS and FedEx drivers to leave packages in the bushes for years. Packages that require a signature get delivered to a friend's house. But a whole bike is a different matter. I'm thinking about camouflaging the frame to look like a beater - maybe tape it over. She doesn't know enough to notice high-end components.
Creative ideas?
Creative ideas?
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Boston
Posts: 65
Bikes: Giant TCX
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I'm pretty good at hiding the small bling. I handle the bookkeeping and am good at creative accounting. Been tipping the UPS and FedEx drivers to leave packages in the bushes for years. Packages that require a signature get delivered to a friend's house. But a whole bike is a different matter. I'm thinking about camouflaging the frame to look like a beater - maybe tape it over. She doesn't know enough to notice high-end components.
Creative ideas?
Creative ideas?
#5
Banned
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: in the foothills
Posts: 420
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
#7
Senior Member
Dude. Man card. Now.
__________________
Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: RTP, NC
Posts: 2,190
Bikes: LOOK 595 & Cannondale CAAD9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
LOL You sir are my hero. I like your style. Sometimes it's just not worth the verbal assault that we know is coming our way. $100 for hair? Sure, it's necessary. $150 for a slightly older Apple HD Cinema display that works like new from a friend at work that's moving far away? "Are you F'ing kidding me? We don't have that kind of money right now. Are you seriously crazy? Wow." Again, I admire your creativity! Good luck!
#9
Throw the stick!!!!
I usually say hey honey, check out my new bike. That is the end of it. After the last 15 or 20 she has learned not to ask how much they cost. I have learned not to lie to my wife and she has learned to not put me in a position where I may need to.
__________________
I may be fat but I'm slow enough to make up for it.
#10
Banned
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: in the foothills
Posts: 420
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
That would be easy if she didn't provide 75% of the household income.
#11
Geck, wo ist mein Fahrrad
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Front Range
Posts: 715
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
tell her you found it, yeah that's it, you found it. people find expensive bikes that fit perfectly all the time, right?
#12
Throw the stick!!!!
edit - nevermind, none of my business.
__________________
I may be fat but I'm slow enough to make up for it.
Last edited by LowCel; 08-17-12 at 04:34 PM.
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 8,550
Bikes: Wilier Izoard XP (Record);Cinelli Xperience (Force);Specialized Allez (Rival);Bianchi Via Nirone 7 (Centaur); Colnago AC-R Disc;Colnago V1r Limited Edition;De Rosa King 3 Limited(Force 22);DeRosa Merak(Red):Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Hydro(Di2)
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 551 Post(s)
Liked 276 Times
in
144 Posts
You shall soon be referring to her as "the second one"!
What would you do if the situation was reversed? You earn 75% of the household income and then she tries to hide the big bling and then lie to you?
With that out of the way...get a can of Plasti-dip. Spray the frame down and make it look really ugly. Plasti-dip can be removed very easily and once done, you can lie that you "restored" the bike.
What would you do if the situation was reversed? You earn 75% of the household income and then she tries to hide the big bling and then lie to you?
With that out of the way...get a can of Plasti-dip. Spray the frame down and make it look really ugly. Plasti-dip can be removed very easily and once done, you can lie that you "restored" the bike.
#17
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,046
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28433 Post(s)
Liked 1,832 Times
in
1,300 Posts
If you've got it, flaunt it.
#19
Throw the stick!!!!
My wife just read my reply, laughed and said that is exactly right and she doesn't want to know how much my bikes cost. She also said she has no desire to be married to someone that would lie about such things.
__________________
I may be fat but I'm slow enough to make up for it.
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Tacoma, Wa
Posts: 79
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Well then I'd still encourage showing it off.... but first throw two of these on it: https://www.wekeepyoucycling.com/en/p...ttle-cage.aspx
#21
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 8
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Dude, just be honest with your wife. What do you love more, bicycling or your wife?
Although, I have to admit; tipping UPS drivers to hide packages in the bushes is pure bad*ss.
Although, I have to admit; tipping UPS drivers to hide packages in the bushes is pure bad*ss.
#22
Senior Member
Wait, so you are spending her money?
__________________
Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
#23
King Hoternot
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 5,255
Bikes: 2015 Cannondale Evo Hi mod
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 127 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
#24
King Hoternot
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 5,255
Bikes: 2015 Cannondale Evo Hi mod
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 127 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
#25
Junior Member