Cycle inequality

[Sandra6]

Is there a name/term for the owner of a very good quality bike who makes his wife/children ride bso's??
I keep encountering them on my travels.
Generally it's a man on a high(ish) spec road bike while his kids trundle along on something that was £30 from argos and the wife considers herself lucky to be on his long outgrown mtb, two sizes too big, or a 10 year old apollo.
There is a guy we meet occasionally who has just purchased a specialized something or other that cost just short of a grand, it's one of atleast three bikes he owns (He told me) His son trundles after him - quite impressively actually - on a tiny first bike . The boy is only 6. I saw him the other day with his wife on an old model apollo, with the seat way too low. She didn't look to be having a good time, and I think if she'd stopped for a while he wouldn't have noticed.

 

[Archie_tect]

They could save the money they don't spend on train tickets and buy better ones.

 

[Arch]

I think the generic term would be something like 'selfish git', and it probably doesn't apply only to bikes. I'm thinking "Huge state of the art BBQ, while in the actual kitchen, the sink doesn't drain properly and the oven's buggered".

 

[CopperCyclist]

Hmm, I could be mistaken for that. I have a nice high spec bike, and when I go out with the wife she has a very old Orange MTB that used to be her Dads!

However, in my defence, it's not me being selfish. In the last 18 months she's come out with me about twice - she just isn't a cyclist, and doesn't want a different bike! It takes a lot of effort to persuade her to come out with me on anything, if I suggested buying another one for her she'd use 'saving money' as another excuse not to go!

 

[Archie_tect]

Think it's time to have a quiet word with NT about his little jobs....

 

[redcard]

I think this is called 'jumping to conclusions'

How on earth do you know the husband 'made' his wife do anything?

Can't women think for themselves these days?

 

[Night Train]

Think it's time to have a quiet word with NT about his little jobs....

Arch isn't referring to me I'll have you know!
My sink drains very well and I have a six ring range cooker!

 

[Archie_tect]

....but you really should get a better bike.

 

[vernon]

Why not interrogate them about their perceived selfishness then you'll have definitive answers even if some of them are abusive.

 

[fossyant]

My wife had an old Appllo, which was OK considering it hardly ever moved off the hanger in the garage. Since we've had kids she has got into cycling as a family more, so we decided to get her a Pinnacle ladies hybrid (almost £500) and my daughter got a 6 speed Trek tag-a-long, along side her existing bikes. This kept both very happy as my daughter isn't that keen on cycling. My son had a reasonable kids 20" MTB for 3 years, but just fits a full size MTB, and I got him a very decent Carrera Vengeance MTB. That's had the effect of n+1 though as I have had to get him a cheaper second hand bike for riding to school.

Getting expensive this bike lark

 

[ianrauk]

My bikes cost a small fortune.
Mrs Ian's bike is a Halfords BSO.

No point in her getting anything better as she doesn't ride much. (She's a runner)

 

[Stonepark]

I see it quite often with the roadies (man on £1200 road bike, mrs struggling along on cast off), but my friend comments on it as normal within the serious mountain bikers, although with them it is the other way about.

I would call them velobores.

 

[Archie_tect]

I bought a Giant csr1 hybrid to do the C2C on in 2009. I then did up my old 1981 Dawes road bike and tend to ride that... then Mrs A_T started to go out on rides with me on Saturday mornings so we took the Giant down to our local LBS where she had it altered to suit her, after a session on the rollers, we fitted a shorter stem, adjusted the seat position forwards... she's never looked back [she wobbles when she tries].

 

[ufkacbln]

I think this is called 'jumping to conclusions'

How on earth do you know the husband 'made' his wife do anything?

Can't women think for themselves these days?

They can, but should they be allowed to do so?

 

[ufkacbln]

My wife could never see the value of a decent bike for use at weekends and things, then she started enjoying it and touring.

That was the start of a slippery slope. First was the Dawes KaraKum touring bike, then she nicked my Brompton for commuting, and then wanted one of her own!

Then things really deteriorated as she started reading about bicycles in magazines and decided independently that she wanted a Rohloff equipped bike so we ended up buying a matching pair of Thorn Nomads for our 25th Anniversary

Now she has had the audacity to want a matching recumbent trike !

So we ended up with a Gekko with electrical assist.

Wives who enjoy cycling are more expensive!