Present for girlfriend - Bike vs Weekend away

WLSM

My girlfriends birthday is coming up.I'm thinking of getting her a racer to start cycling/duathlons. New or second hand if possible. She has shown an interest in the bike 'cos I do a fair bit of it.I'm not sure how she would react to getting a bike for her birthday.She got me a weekend away in a posh hotel for my birthday...All I was thinking was that I could have gotten a nice wheel for the same money.What do you think, should I get her the bike or do the boring thing and get the weekend away with a bracelet or something??

Blowfish

heh, you're posting this on the Cycling forum, there's only ever going to be one answer

victorcarrera

WLSM wrote: »

I'm not sure how she would react to getting a bike for her birthday.

If you want to keep her play safe, leave the bike at home and go for the weekend away + chocolates.
Buying the bike is too risky and might be taken up the wrong way.
Of course if you want to get rid of her you could buy her an exercise bike, or weighing scales .;)

jwshooter

it must be a fairly new relationship ,you could be glad to get away on the bike by your self yet.

macadam

jwshooter wrote: »

it must be a fairly new relationship ,you could be glad to get away on the bike by your self yet.

jw, is right so play safe and buy her a fixie.

peterako

I brought my wife mountain biking through the Glen of Imaal....in September (a few years back) for our 10th wedding anniversary....

It pissed rain...we had to carry our bikes up some small 'cliffs' but eventually tore down the other side....a few falls here and there...then a LONG road cycle on knobblies back to base camp....

We took a LONG time (about 40 miles in 8 hours) and the Army nearly had a search party out for us!

I loved every minute of it and still remember it vividly.

My wife....well we stayed married....just...:)

If I mention 'cycling' and 'anniversary' in the same breath....:eek:

No advice for you but....

Peter

Redjeep!

If you buy the weekend away you'll probably get a ride as well.

flickerx

There'll always be weekends away. Buy the bike.

Personally I have several criteria that must be satisfied if I'm to go out on a long term basis with someone - one of which is that they must ride a bike. When you get to be my age, you get pickier.

Honestly, I couldnt go out with someone who didnt cycle.

Lumen

When you get to my age, you take what you can get.

Seriously, don't buy her a bike until she signals more clearly, ie is looking to spend her own money and asks you for advice.

Otherwise you risk that she sees the bike as an attempt to fix her, or simply doesn't use it.

Esroh

Lumen wrote: »

When you get to my age, you take what you can get.

Seriously, don't buy her a bike until she signals more clearly, ie is looking to spend her own money and asks you for advice.

Otherwise you risk that she sees the bike as an attempt to fix her, or simply doesn't use it.

+100:D
Rent a bike for a few hours ON the W/end away

Blowfish

victorcarrera wrote: »

Buying the bike is too risky and might be taken up the wrong way.

Lumen wrote: »

Otherwise you risk that she sees the bike as an attempt to fix her, or simply doesn't use it.

The op mentioned her taking up cycling and doing duathlons. From that I took it to mean that she already goes running for fitness. If not, then I'd say the above two statements would be true. If she does run already though, I'd imagine she's likely to be more receptive to a bike as a present as there's far less of a 'get up off your arse and get fit' vibe to it.

bcmf

Weekend away. Then buy yourself herself a nice new bike and offer her your old one. Win win.You get your jiggy jiggy plus you end up with a new bike as a min.