Buyers Remorse

[Pale Rider]

Ferfecksake.....
TALC!

Ferfecksake, what does it matter if the lad wants to use a tyre lever,a spoon. or a bone from his granny's corset?

 

[Hip Priest]

Ferfecksake.....
TALC!

I had none in the house, but I will try it!

 

[Boris Bajic]

Talc? Schmalk!

You want a set of those yellow, plastic Michelin levers and a good sense of humour.

Particularly the good sense of humour.

 

[Hip Priest]

Somewhere on Mumsnet, a new mother is having trouble with her child's nappy rash, and is getting told to use tyre levers.

 

[Globalti]

It's sooo frustrating when you can see people struggling and you know how to make the job easy yet they won't accept your advice. I've lost count of the number of times I've posted on cycle forums suggesting the use of talc as a rubber lubricant for fitting tyres.

 

[e-rider]

sounds like very minor problems to me and very easy to sort out

 

[lulubel]

Plastic tyre levers here too. I wouldn't want to get any of that nasty talc stuff on my delicate skin

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I say: best post of the year so far: @Boris Bajic

 

[Accy cyclist]

I always genuinely appreciate the advice I've been given on here, but I regret posting this thread. I guess I let emotion get the better of me. The tone of at least one of the replies has been pretty hurtful, so I'll be taking my leave of this 'fun and friendly online cycling community'.

You're coming across as a bit wussy Hip Priest.. So you've got a few wheel problems with your new bike,some people have had new bikes nicked,some people fall off bikes and they're never the same again,be grateful it's just a small problem!

 

[Hip Priest]

You're coming across as a bit wussy Hip Priest..

I was just in a bad mood, and got further wound-up when I was basically accused of starving my children to buy a bicycle.

So you've got a few wheel problems with your new bike,some people have had new bikes nicked,some people fall off bikes and they're never the same again,be grateful it's just a small problem!

I know. I've lost family members and I've been through health issues, just like anyone else. These things dwarf any problems caused by a troublesome wheel, but we don't always think rationally when we're wound-up, do we?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Ok HP,try and think positive,that's what they tell me all the time.

 

[Hip Priest]

Ok HP,try and think positive,that's what they tell me all the time.

I'm fine now mate! It was just a short burst of frustration and despair. Unfortunately my wife wasn't in at the time, so I had to use you lot as a sounding board for my angst.

 

[pplpilot]

Look on the bright side, you could have ended up with hot dogs in your stuffed crust...

 

[PBB]

I can't help much with the tech advice but I certainly sympathise with buyer's remorse, I have had quite a lot of that over the years, usually cameras or PDAs (before I had responsibilities!)

Problem is that we look forward to the purchase, then once the money has been transferred to a physical item there is a high expectation, directly in proportion to the length of time you have waited/pondered/saved up etc.

If something then goes wrong with the purchase, expectation is replaced with guilt and disappointment, and a desire to revert to the pre-purchase position.

Anyway, pleased that it is fixed now, and at least with a bike the remorse is reduced somewhat by the fact that you will be recovering your outlay gradually by reduced fuel costs over time (can't do that with a camera or PDA )

 

[JtB]

It was just a short burst of frustration and despair.

That was obvious in the OP, we've all been there. What I didn't understand was the hostility from some of the people responding. Anyway glad its all sorted and I have no doubt the bike will bring enormous pleasure over the next few years.