New laptop computer: $1899

New racing bicycle: $3999

New Mavic Ksyrium ES (Extra Spensive) racing wheels: $1099

Specialized Toupe 143 saddle: $149

Desitin for persistent saddle sores: $2.99

New HID bicycle light: $349

Sitting in bed @ 11:15PM waiting to get flamed on BF for posting this: Priceless.

Happy Holidays you OCP Bike Weenie Hamster Wheel Churning Twisted Chamois Idiots.

mmm 6/10.

See? That only took about 90 seconds.

Nice.

I think DrPete said it best in a recent thread.

You bought another bike? Who cares...

Now, Desitin for saddle sores...that's interesting.

mavics are for sissies... ES = Enormous Sissy

that's nothing.
last month new laptop 2200.00 (sony vaio the 2.8 pounder so I can carry it on the bike)
new gold rush out the shop door 3700.00
750.00 new wheelset chris king hubs
new cnc router for my buisness 14000.00
hell I spent 71,000 including paying off the morgtage. and the new roof.
so there (G)

What is the story behind that picture? I can't stop staring at it.

I guess it's a fat otter?

DrPete posted it in thread as an expression of "I don't get it", kind of like the bunny with a pancake on its head. I've been waiting for a chance to post it myself. Now it's your turn.

I bet anyone my shoe size is bigger ..

...cnc....:drool:

My Doc gave me this steroid cream a few months back for saddle sores....worked pretty good. Might wanna go see your Doctor.

Make sure that you register that with the UCI. We don't want to be reading about you and a "positive" on cyclingnews...

System Six full SI...Dura Ace. $325. You gotta know the right people and be a good enough rider.

The last time I paid retail was when I was a kid. My Dad found out and sent me to my room.

I wish you lived near me. I could make a nice part-time living off of your bike habit.

If you think the money you could make off my bicycle purchases constitutes a 'nice living', you can't afford to live near me. Actually my total bike schwag expenditures for 2005 and 2006 will be under $10K, and I'm pretty much set for 2007. There are Serottas that cost more than that : ).

Well....if we work on the first part (knowing the right people), can we let the second part slide a bit?

Part-time...try reading.

Since I own two companies and am about to go into a partnership to buy another, I think I can survive.

...and still have time to do bikes for fun.

You started the thread.

are we really bragging about how wealthy we are? apparently you can't buy class...

Yeah, but you're the one who implied that dropping < $10K on bicycles was some outlandish spending extravagance, following that up with this crack about how 'I haven't paid retail in years'. Congratulations. You'd fit right in here in NY whether you could afford to live here or not. I'm wondering if I can afford to live here anymore myself. Hey, maybe you could come here and give me smart shopper seminars.

Those of us about to start a second job this morning to support our bike-schwag-itis, salute you.

Of course you can buy class. It's just cheaper if you display it in public regardless of income level. But since BF seems to be a relatively class-free environment in general, that seems rather pointless here. Just ask Euro. Remember him?

Wasn't he top 1000 in Vatican City or something like that????

I think every cyclist on BF should try to be a top 1000 cyclist in their home town. I'm working on that for Chester, NY (pop. approx. 10,000).

I thought he was going for top 1000 in Bellview Hospital.