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

G rock wrote: »

i had to buy a car today:mad:

kills me to think of all the bike related stuff i could have got for the cost of the car...plus insurance....plus tax

Hopefully, you bought a car that is cheaper than your bike . Otherwise, I would consider it as waste of resources .

Jawgap wrote: »

Case closed then!

lennymc wrote: »

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Log cabin type thing. Why is it in here? Its gonna have a workshop for the bikes, and ill be using it as a gym, complete with turbo trainer, Eurosport, secure bike storage a couch and a fridge full of beer. Im moving in!

Je want! :pac:

Definitely need a thread for one it being built

Ever since it came out I've been keen to run it and I can no way justify owning it but with a large increase in milage over the past few years I've lied to myself by thinking I can now jutify it so I've finally taken the plunge:

It's going to be an interesting fit as my frame isn't Di2 specific so some mods might be required as I'm not keen at having the cable guides left unused but see how it goes. At the moment I'm about as equally excited about fitting as I am about riding with it. Ordered yesterday so will begin fitting after L'Etape next weekend.

Splurged on a second hand MTB from adverts, collecting tomorrow.

I ended up having to take a late evening shortcut home along 10K of the canal towpath during the week on my trek 7.5FX hybrid. The canal is in flood at the moment, so there was plenty of splashing and sliding and ups and downs. I had a ball of a time.

So I borrowed my brothers trek 3900 to try the same route on a MTB on saturday. The second time out I did 30K out and back, sallins to hazel hatch, this time there were cranes and the largest kestrel I've ever seen, no cars and only three people.

When I find something I like, I have this tendency to do it a lot.

I bought a Claude Butler cape wrath d27 from adverts on Sunday, picking it up tomorrow. Yep, entry level bike and all that, but it'll save the 7.5FX from the hiding it took during the week.
Also splurged on a better helmet.

BTW, If my wife asks, the claud butler is in fact my brothers (trek 3900), on extended loan.

NJ

stephen roche - born to ride just landed £11.12 delivered !

Got it last week, new post



Thing of beauty



Extra motivation for getting up the climbs



I also got some 5g bottle cages which are awesome but don't have an actual pic..

Plastik wrote: »

Not quite my credit card, but with my birthday just around the corner a credit card took a hit today

NICE..... and hope this is not too vulgar...but what kinda prices are we talking about here????

SIDI & Spiuk - though I bought the Spiuk in the LBS for only a couple of euro more. The shoes are just a want but I needed the helmet after a crash last week.

also not mine c.card has taken a hit but these lovely items arrived today and were put to the test already:

Shimano RS80

Ladies bib knickers

Wheels are just !wow! improvement on the stock wheels. It feels like I've got a new bike. They feel stiffer than stock WHR500 and the same time they absorb so much more vibration from bad road surface. Now it takes much less effort to accelerate and easier to get up the hills too. Absolutely delighted here.
dbh bib knickers are perfect fit (but could feel small for taller lady) and are very comfy with just right amount of padding. I went for 40km spin and not a single thought about adjusting in the saddle crossed my mind. That's also improvement on same priced Pearl Izumi knickers I have. If I knew this before I'd went for dbh brand ones, they're so much better.

I can only compare them to the stock wheels that came with my bike when I bought it. it's my first road bike too so I'm not much use giving the advice. I've read a good few reviews about similar priced wheels before making my decision and these wheels had the least (if any) bad reviews about them.