I ask my wife or father to drive the car and take me to some competitions out of the city. Or I take a bus. Because I can't drive.
When I started climbing with a road bike I didn't notice that a 39x23 was stupidly heavy for me (still) and I stopped so many times faking a tire check or something like that.
I climb with 39x27.
My carbon handlebar is from flyxii.
My wife knows how much it costs my road bike and everything I buy.