ne_dan

you just tell her its been there the whole time and she never noticed it. Easy as pie.

pdedes

incorrect

Aeolis

This.

DaveWC

A wife's scrutiny over your next bike purchase is like a stupidity test for your decision. If you can't justify it to her you probably don't need it.

EventServices

A guy I used to know always bought red bikes so that his wife wouldn't be able to tell when he got a new one. True story.

Or you could say it's a sponsorship deal. If you're a Masters rider with a paunch, it's plausible.

Noxid31

Tell her your frame had a crack and that the new bike is warranty replacement.
Or say you slipped on the floor of the bike shop, and the owner gave ya a bike to keep from calling a lawyer. (:

jdon

Just tell her "My bike is getting pretty long in the tooth but I am reluctant to replace it for sentimental reasons. My first wife bought it for me and that is all I have to remind me of her." You will either get a new bike or a letter from her lawyer.

Wait For Me

You guys with the "just be honest with your wife" and the other serious replies either have no sense of humor or have a wife ther reads your posts!!

Wait For Me

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grwoolf

If cyclists stopped making stupid purchase decisions, there would be little left of the industry. There is no logical way to explain why an amatuer cyclist needs a $3k-$10K bike, it just makes some people happy (me included). If your spouse is trying to justify non-essential spending with logic rather than the "happy-factor", it's going to be a long, hard road.

wphamilton

Another plan. For at least a couple of weekends ride to the golf course on your regular bike, carrying the bag and clubs. Just hang out in the clubhouse if you hate golf, but it would be better to play a round or two. Then casually mention that with the bikes you're looking at, you couldn't possibly carry clubs but that old bike is killing you. You're afraid your game will slip if you spent more time on a racy bike ... Ask her what she thinks. You don't want to give up golf but if it's impossible with a new bike, you do what you have to.

milkbaby

Store it at your girlfriend's place... Duh!

znomit

An actually useful thread in the 41 at last

My advice:
Bikes are just like cars. "Oh look a RED car. Oh look a Blue car..." etc etc.

As long as both your bikes are the same colour and not stored in the same room you are safe.

rezzkatt

I got into cycling about a year and a half ago when I bought my first bike, a hybrid. After riding the hell out it, I've decided to go for a road bike. The problem however, was that my girlfriend of 5 years, and with whom I live with, absolutely forbid me to buy another bike until she got a ring. I did and said everything I could think of to convince her I needed a new rig. She wasn't having it. I considered keeping it at a friends house, as well as a number of other clandestine operations. In the end, I gave in. On Tuesday I put down a deposit on a sexy machine. I'm now a single guy, living with two cats, and sometime next week, this:
https://www.bianchiusa.com/bikes/road...o/impulso-105/

(I'll post pics when I pick her up)

sci_femme

Marrying for money is a hard way to earn a living.

sci_femme

Golden rule - those with the gold make all the rules

surgeonstone

I suspect that you made a really, really good decision that saved you a lot of future misery, and to boot, got a beautiful bike in the bargain.

manutd

We'll need to see pics of your ex-girlfriend as well so we can decide which was the better model. I personally can't see myself trading in a girlfriend for anything less than carbon with Ultegra but thats just me.

Wait For Me

I was going to say time to get a new girlfriend and a new bike!

sci_femme

If keeping marital bliss requires regular lying - may be it is time to re-examine your taste in women?

I am sure your taste in bikes is impeccable.

Rx Rider

I see we have some preeeety good liars here helping this poor man with his bicycle dilemmas. and I see there's a few still trying to earn their eagle scout merit badge in marriage counselling, good luck with that. I liked the "rebuilding" the great find bike, lie the best. a good lie is a well baked one. to those that can't believe a lie would try to exist in our mist, you haven't followed politics for the last 6 million years have you? that's okay more time for riding if you don't. good luck OP on your quest, if this is as close to 'cheating' as you get, you have a pretty healthy marriage.

ilovecycling

Yeah, didn't know that. I was assuming he was the bread winner considering the nerve to start a thread like this. Lie (if you have to) when it's your money that you're spending. If it's hers, then shame on you!

Rob13

+1..
exactly what I was thinking..

Rob13

I would hate having to worry about my wife after I buy something. You just need to pull your weight buddy.

MikeyBoyAz

my wife and I made a budget for cycling. it's approaching $6k after 1 year... and she has nothing about which to complain... THAT is a win-win situation. Try that with your next wife.