Biggest sucker buys
06-27-08, 07:21 PM
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06-27-08, 07:39 PM
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There is a larger profit margin made on the more expensive helmets, which means that they aren't actually worth all that much more than the cheaper ones.
06-27-08, 07:42 PM
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06-27-08, 07:49 PM
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06-27-08, 07:53 PM
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06-27-08, 08:08 PM
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And that's why I'm smart enough to run all my purchases by the wife who says, "do you want this, or do you need this? What are we not going to buy or put into savings for this?" A regular jiminy cricket, that wife of mine.
06-27-08, 08:30 PM
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06-27-08, 08:31 PM
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ti carbon look pedals
powerdome cassette
tune products
expensive bartape
barmacs (even though i want one)
zertz (ok, that one went away)
super expensive chains (like this $225 Ti one https://www.vikinginternational.com/specs.htm)
carbon bars (debatable)
lightweight skewers
powerdome cassette
tune products
expensive bartape
barmacs (even though i want one)
zertz (ok, that one went away)
super expensive chains (like this $225 Ti one https://www.vikinginternational.com/specs.htm)
carbon bars (debatable)
lightweight skewers
06-27-08, 08:31 PM
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My wife is the same voice of reason... whether I want it or not. That's also the reason my "racing wheels" are Forte Titans instead of custom built tubulars like I want (very reasonable, American Classic hubs with Velocity Escape rims... nothing carbon or super expensive).
06-27-08, 08:40 PM
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Carbon Stems, especially Bontrager's Race XXX Lite. Why pay, what is it, $300 for a stem that could shatter and weighs more than a $80 stem?
06-27-08, 08:55 PM
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Yes. $10 a pair
06-27-08, 08:55 PM
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My wife is the same voice of reason... whether I want it or not. That's also the reason my "racing wheels" are Forte Titans instead of custom built tubulars like I want (very reasonable, American Classic hubs with Velocity Escape rims... nothing carbon or super expensive).
06-27-08, 09:06 PM
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Luxury cars, designer clothing, and obnoxiously large televisions... wait, are we just limited to cycling sucker buys here?
Oh yeah, and carbon bar end plugs come with some bar tape (stella azzurra eleganza for instance), so that''s not that bad.
Oh yeah, and carbon bar end plugs come with some bar tape (stella azzurra eleganza for instance), so that''s not that bad.
06-27-08, 09:09 PM
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06-27-08, 09:12 PM
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