The "I should have left the credit card at home" thread

The tax man · 14-10-2009 05:52PM

Extra style points awarded to el tel for the use of someone else's credit card.:D

el tel · 14-10-2009 08:55PM

The tax man wrote: »

Extra style points awarded to el tel for the use of someone else's credit card.:D

Cheers! And now I know the PIN code

Beasty wrote: »

Does she know about it?

Aye - she gave me the card so she'd get £25 M&S vouchers on the transaction!

In the garage waiting for the first spin:

Raam · 15-10-2009 08:44AM

el tel wrote: »

Cheers! And now I know the PIN code

Aye - she gave me the card so she'd get £25 M&S vouchers on the transaction!

In the garage waiting for the first spin:

The powers are strong in this one! Tell us your secrets, please

lafors · 15-10-2009 12:13PM

el tel wrote: »

Cheers! And now I know the PIN code

Aye - she gave me the card so she'd get £25 M&S vouchers on the transaction!

In the garage waiting for the first spin:

You are now one of the heroes of this thread

If only I was so lucky, I was made cancel my CC and the boss put me on hers so she could control my spending, if its not cleared every month I get an interrogation that would fit in in Guantanamo Bay.

I WISH THEY'D TAKE LASER ON PBK/CRC/WIGGLE

furiousox · 15-10-2009 01:49PM

petethedrummer wrote: »

Just put the damn credit card down.

ednwireland · 15-10-2009 02:15PM

lafors wrote: »

I WISH THEY'D TAKE LASER ON PBK/CRC/WIGGLE

WHY WOULD THEY,THEY ONLY WORK IN IRELAND !

stop shouting please

Hungrycol · 15-10-2009 02:26PM

ednwireland wrote: »

WHY WOULD THEY,THEY ONLY WORK IN IRELAND !

Some supermarkets accept Laser in Norn Iron.

ednwireland · 15-10-2009 02:37PM

Hungrycol wrote: »

Some supermarkets accept Laser in Norn Iron.

ok so

Smithzer · 15-10-2009 02:40PM

ednwireland wrote: »

WHY WOULD THEY,THEY ONLY WORK IN IRELAND !

stop shouting please

AIB Laser's work in some NI bike shop's. I used mine in Slane Cycles.

DirkVoodoo · 15-10-2009 02:43PM

Lovely bike El Tel, let me know how you find the wheels.

Dr_Colossus · 15-10-2009 02:46PM

Seriously nice ride El Tel, well wear. Is that a Fizik Arione saddle on it also, let us know how you get on with the bike and components. Carbon bars, stem and seat post also?
Care to divulge where you bought it and how much was debited from your girlfriends credit card?

el tel · 15-10-2009 03:19PM

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Lovely bike El Tel, let me know how you find the wheels.

Thanks, will do, hopefully will get out on Saturday. Can't wait.

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Seriously nice ride El Tel, well wear. Is that a Fizik Arione saddle on it also, let us know how you get on with the bike and components. Carbon bars, stem and seat post also?
Care to divulge where you bought it and how much was debited from your girlfriends credit card?

Cheers Doc.

Saddle is Arione Kium, dosen't look as comfortable as my Alias but we'll see.
bars are carbon Ritchey Road Wcs EVO,
stem Ritchey Wcs 4 AXIS Matrix Carbon.
Seat post is integrated, has beeen trimmed to my height but the seat clamp give 25mm adjustment.

Bought it from Slane Cycles, you can see the full spec on their website (R2, 2008).

Dr_Colossus · 15-10-2009 04:01PM

Cheers Doc.

Saddle is Arione Kium, dosen't look as comfortable as my Alias but we'll see.
bars are carbon Ritchey Road Wcs EVO,
stem Ritchey Wcs 4 AXIS Matrix Carbon.
Seat post is integrated, has beeen trimmed to my height but the seat clamp give 25mm adjustment.

Bought it from Slane Cycles, you can see the full spec on their website (R2, 2008).[/QUOTE]

Serious bike and components, let me know how you find the Arione Kium saddle, have been looking at these for a while, not the most comfortable looking perhaps but have got great reviews. Nice colour scheme on that one too perfectly matching the bike.

The tax man · 15-10-2009 07:20PM

Dear spending brothers,yesterday I did something awful and truly unforgivable.I paid a grand off my credit card bill.:eek:

I've been feeling bad about this all day and just had to amend things so that I could cycle in your company without been shunned and pointed at. So today I went shopping and purchased the following:

Planet X Ti Sportive frame,
Alpha Q comp carbon fork,
Planet X Ti seat clamp,
FSA Orbit X extreme pro headset,
FSA carbon seatpost,
FSA K-force carbon chainset(compact),
Shimano Ultegra F+R long drop brake callipers.

I felt sooooo much better afterwards. I could've kept quite about my dirty little bill paying secret but I felt it better just to be honest and confess.

Can you find it in your hearts to forgive me?
I think I've shown that I soon realised the error of my ways.

furiousox · 15-10-2009 07:25PM

The tax man wrote: »

Dear spending brothers,yesterday I did something awful and truly unforgivable.I paid a grand off my credit card bill.:eek:

I've been feeling bad about this all day and just had to amend things so that I could cycle in your company without been shunned and pointed at. So today I went shopping and purchased the following:

Planet X Ti Sportive frame,
Alpha Q comp carbon fork,
Planet X Ti seat clamp,
FSA Orbit X extreme pro headset,
FSA carbon seatpost,
FSA K-force carbon chainset(compact),
Shimano Ultegra F+R long drop brake callipers.

I felt sooooo much better afterwards. I could've kept quite about my dirty little bill paying secret but I felt it better just to be honest and confess.

Can you find it in your hearts to forgive me?
I think I've shown that I soon realised the error of my ways.

;)

Lumen · 15-10-2009 07:40PM

You know you're on a binge when reception* calls you up to say a package has arrived, and you have no idea which one it'll be.

I'm currently waiting on three deliveries: winter gloves/overshoes, a rack pack** and a B&M Ixon IQ light.

* I gave up having stuff delivered to my home address quite some time ago
** My cyclocross bike is morphing slowly into a tourer. It's already wearing the Pletscher rack and rear light from a Pashley Princess. The shame!

The tax man · 15-10-2009 07:45PM

Guys in work are getting fed up taking in parcels for me.:D

AstraMonti · 15-10-2009 09:34PM

The tax man wrote: »

Guys in work are getting fed up taking in parcels for me.:D

Oh the shame.. Today morning a message on my voicemail "Hi there Kon, yet another package has been delivered for you, would you mind picking it up?"...

Beasty · 15-10-2009 10:10PM

4 parcels for me so far this week (3 of which are bike-related). Only problem is getting everything home - I'll have to drive into the office on Saturday to pick it all up (fortunately I'll be heading there to drop next week's clothes off anyway):D

ednwireland · 16-10-2009 01:33PM

look keo carbons 41% off at wiggle £79.99 :eek:

must resist temptation ....................

Dr_Colossus · 16-10-2009 01:48PM

ednwireland wrote: »

look keo carbons 41% off at wiggle £79.99 :eek:

must resist temptation ....................

It's tough, practically same price on CRC also. How does these compare with the Shimano Ultegra pedals, they're both around the same weight at 230g but the Ultegra are a bit cheaper. Would you recommend matching the pedals with the groupset

ednwireland · 16-10-2009 01:52PM

wouldnt match pedals to groupset, i have used look for years, i can see the conversation now, but love the bikes carbon it needs carbon pedals

Home:Ballyhoura · 19-10-2009 09:39PM

Haha, it's not like me spending money online at all! :rolleyes: Well, not this much anyway! At least I'll be all set up for a good winters training and for the start of next years racing season, including a new TT bike to show off! One or two big things along with lots of small little things that I needed and have been meaning to get which really add up when you look at it like this! Here it goes (both include shipping costs)...

Planet X: Stealth TT Frame, Headset, Fork Bung, and 2 rolls of bar tape (buy one get one free) - €633.20

Ribble: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Front and Rear Derailleurs, Front and Rear Brakes and Chain along with Dura Ace 7800 Chain, DT Swiss Triple Wheel Bag, Polar CS Speed Sensor/Mount, Velox Tub Tape, Velox Tub Repair Kit, Assos FI Uno S5 Bibshorts and Finish Line Ceramic Wet Lubricant - €431.80

Total: €1065....oh my god what have I done! Please make me feel a bit better, somehow, just do it! Haha.

alfalad · 22-10-2009 02:27PM

3/4 length assos uno from Slane Cycles. Useful for about two weeks when i'll need to move onto full length!

penexpers · 23-10-2009 02:18PM

penexpers wrote: »

I just bought some Brand-X Handlebar tape. So there.

And now I've really done it and bought Smart 3 LED Kidney Rear Light

Vélo · 23-10-2009 09:59PM

Just ordered one of these in red for the fixie

Home:Ballyhoura · 26-10-2009 08:08PM

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

Total: €1065....oh my god what have I done! Please make me feel a bit better, somehow, just do it! Haha.

Just to let you guys know what it looks like to receive €1k worth or cycling stuff in the post! It was nice...believe me! Haha

bcmf · 26-10-2009 08:21PM

the more I see that planet X in white (ish) the more I likey.

jefferson73 · 26-10-2009 08:58PM

Tacx BUSHIDO - 516 EURO

[Tacx T1990 Upgrade PC Bushido[/URL] -Tacx T1956.02 Mont Ventoux [/URL]- France -

Yet again - Christmas has come early..
What pisses me off the most is the 20% discount code for Rapha that i need to use up by the end of the month...just can't do it

petethedrummer · 26-10-2009 09:02PM

bcmf wrote: »

the more I see that planet X in white (ish) the more I likey.

They look great in the flesh. Saw Astra Monti's and it looks class.

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