Would you lend your expensive carbon road bike to a colleague or acquaintance?
11-13-15, 10:51 PM
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Would you lend your expensive carbon road bike to a colleague or acquaintance?
Earlier this year, I purchased a fat-bike (Norco Bigfoot 6.1).
Since I purchased the bike, everyone asks to borrow it for an afternoon, part of the weekend,... when I may not be using it.
I do lend it out.
Now I have just ordered a Specialized Diverge Expert, a $5000 (Canadian dollars) carbon road bike.
I know everyone at work will want to ride it; or at least "try it". Would you lend your expensive bike to an acquaintance or colleague at work?
If your colleague or acquaintance crashes your $5000 bike, cracking your carbon frame, would you hold him/her responsible?
Since I purchased the bike, everyone asks to borrow it for an afternoon, part of the weekend,... when I may not be using it.
I do lend it out.
Now I have just ordered a Specialized Diverge Expert, a $5000 (Canadian dollars) carbon road bike.
I know everyone at work will want to ride it; or at least "try it". Would you lend your expensive bike to an acquaintance or colleague at work?
If your colleague or acquaintance crashes your $5000 bike, cracking your carbon frame, would you hold him/her responsible?
11-13-15, 11:03 PM
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it all depends on how long they plan on using it.
around the parking lot? around the block? are they going to be out of sight? are they keeping it overnight?
i'd treat the 'borrowing' like i would a valued girlfriend. maybe once around the block, but THAT'S ALL!
around the parking lot? around the block? are they going to be out of sight? are they keeping it overnight?
i'd treat the 'borrowing' like i would a valued girlfriend. maybe once around the block, but THAT'S ALL!
11-13-15, 11:11 PM
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Do you wear cleats? Perhaps you can weed out the non-cyclists who don't have shoes to match your pedals.
Get a moderate quality beater bike to loan out if your friends without bikes wish to ride with you.
Get a moderate quality beater bike to loan out if your friends without bikes wish to ride with you.
11-13-15, 11:16 PM
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I won't even lend out my cheap carbon bike. Go buy your own is my attitude. Damage is the big one, but there are a bunch of reasons I will not lend out a bike. Even my cheap bike is over $2000 so it's just not going to happen.
11-13-15, 11:35 PM
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Yes, they would be out of sight; say an afternoon I am working but they have off.
11-13-15, 11:37 PM
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11-13-15, 11:40 PM
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To a teammate, yes. To a coworker, no.
11-13-15, 11:41 PM
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No. +1 on pedal eliminations of joyrides. If I allow it, and something happens, I have no one to blame but myself. If the interested party is known to be capable and knows what he/she is riding....maybe. Most folks haven't a clue what these things can cost, and would consider most of us crazy if they did.
11-13-15, 11:44 PM
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I'm pretty cool about it and it's never been an issue over the past two years. I routinely let people burrow my Dura Ace Di2 BMC GF01 and/or my Domane 6.9. Whether it's for a test ride (to help sell a new version of the bike) or someone at work/local club wants to ride it on the post-work ride. Heck I had some random from Bike Forums take it for a spin, with me on another bike for a couple of hours and no issues.
Someday it'll probably bite me, but so far... so good.
Someday it'll probably bite me, but so far... so good.
11-13-15, 11:50 PM
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I have five bikes. A daily rider, a back-up (with triple that's a great climber), a rain bike.... and so on. None of those bikes are a "loaner". I think if I had a lot of friends wanting to borrow a bike... I might acquire a loaner. But no way in hell would I ever lend out a carbon road bike.
11-13-15, 11:59 PM
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Yeah my son lost a bike that way. Lent it to a friend to get home from some school function.
Kid gets caught in a rainstorm, abandons the bike, and gets a car ride from someone. "Where's the bike?" "I don't know, just left it by the side of the road". Bright kid. Two bright kids.
So, yeah, at about the age of 10 you stop lending your bike to friends.
Kid gets caught in a rainstorm, abandons the bike, and gets a car ride from someone. "Where's the bike?" "I don't know, just left it by the side of the road". Bright kid. Two bright kids.
So, yeah, at about the age of 10 you stop lending your bike to friends.
11-14-15, 12:24 AM
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How much is your friendship worth? A lot? Don't let him ride it. Keep the friendship intact. (If this strains the friendship, it wasn't much to start with.)
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11-14-15, 12:32 AM
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I would do that for my coworkers in a second without even thinking about it, but we are all athletes. Everyone I work with has at one time or another finished an Ironman or a marathon. If any of my coworkers need a bike, I find one that fits them well, and support them 100% throughout their endeavor.
11-14-15, 04:31 AM
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My carbon SL---NO!
My steel Paramount---sure, for a million dollars
My steel Paramount---sure, for a million dollars
11-14-15, 05:23 AM
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Spare bike yes, primary bike no. Unless they are willing to let me ride their Porsche until the bike comes back. I've let other ride it while I'm with them, trade bikes to check each other's out.
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I try not to have things that I would cry about. So to friends I've borrowed everything - car, bicycle, motorcycle, tools... The worst thing for a bicycle is not to get ridden.
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Yeah my son lost a bike that way. Lent it to a friend to get home from some school function.
Kid gets caught in a rainstorm, abandons the bike, and gets a car ride from someone. "Where's the bike?" "I don't know, just left it by the side of the road". Bright kid. Two bright kids.
So, yeah, at about the age of 10 you stop lending your bike to friends.
Kid gets caught in a rainstorm, abandons the bike, and gets a car ride from someone. "Where's the bike?" "I don't know, just left it by the side of the road". Bright kid. Two bright kids.
So, yeah, at about the age of 10 you stop lending your bike to friends.
I like my bikes plenty, but I like my friends more - if a bike happened to get damaged or stolen while in a friend's possession, I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. I'd have more cause for concern if my friend got injured or injured someone else while riding it.