Cycle inequality

[fossyant]

My wife absolutely loves her hybrid (two years old) - made a huge difference as she says it's so smooth. She now appreciates a decent bike. That said it only ever does pootles around the N Wales coast or very occasionally to school with the kids. I put more miles on in a month than she does in 2 years, but it's nice and easy to look after - bugger all to do to it.

 

[mattobrien]

Maybe cycling was the mans main hobbie and interest while it was not that of his wife or child.

Using your inequality rationale, I fall foul in many areas in my house, including shoes, cookery books and diamonds. Equally Mrs O falls foul on cars, and bikes.

I think it is more down to people spending on what they choose.

Only this weekend we did get a bike for Mrs O, but I will hold my hand p and say that we didn't spend the aggregate value of my collection on her first bike. We bought an excellent condition second hand bike to see if it is something she enjoys doing and wants to peruse further. If it turns out that she is likely to want to do a lot more of it and the current stead isn't up to the job, then a new and more appropriatene would be acquired, funds permitting.

Common sense prevails, hopefully...

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I hate that sort of discrimination against women and would never practice it myself. When I got my Scandium / carbon frame I made sure Mrs SJ didn't lose out. I bought her a top of the range lightweight iron on ebay.

 

[Piemaster]

I have a carbon road bike, plus a couple of others
My wife has a BSO and thats all she is going to get.
We went to the Skyride today (2nd time its been out of the garage this year), she must have walked half the way there to avoid 'traffic'. She isn't confident (rabbit in headlights) at all on a bike so I picked the quietest route I know of to the event. The traffic was 2 cars. I'd actually like her to cycle more and a Pashley would suit her well, but we both know it just isn't worth it. I've tried various ways of encouraging her to cycle but reality is it won't happen.

 

[Arch]

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

He's almost got as many as me, and we score equal on a Brom each...

And I didn't mean him at all in my example!

For the record, I'm sure inequalities work the other way too...

 

[Night Train]

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

Hmmmm, there's a thought.....

For the record, I'm sure inequalities work the other way too...

You have a newer laptop and live in a nicer city.

 

[mcshroom]

Yeah. but where's his trike?

 

[fossyant]

I'd actually like her to cycle more and a Pashley would suit her well,

I wouldn't get any new(ish) cyclist a Pashley. They weigh a bloody tonne. A colleague has one, and she is an experienced cyclist - she uses her Spesh Globe for work commuting and cycling holidays. She got a Pashley for popping to the shops. She says it's OK for wafting down to the shop on, but they are so heavy, only really suitable for the flat. She loves it, but it's not really a 'useable bike' unless you are sold on the marque !

 

[Arch]

Yeah. but where's his trike?

Currently, in the guest room, which is going to be my workroom one day...

He's got a KMX. See here:

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=45150.0

 

[Piemaster]

I wouldn't get any new(ish) cyclist a Pashley. They weigh a bloody tonne. A colleague has one, and she is an experienced cyclist - she uses her Spesh Globe for work commuting and cycling holidays. She got a Pashley for popping to the shops. She says it's OK for wafting down to the shop on, but they are so heavy, only really suitable for the flat. She loves it, but it's not really a 'useable bike' unless you are sold on the marque !

She really liked the Pashley she looked at, but going back to the OP, it would be that instead of a BSO sat gathering dust in the garage so a nice bike isn't reallt going to happen.

 

[mcshroom]

Currently, in the guest room, which is going to be my workroom one day...

He's got a KMX. See here:

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=45150.0

Ah yes, I forgot the KMX

 

[dellzeqq]

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.

this is so common.

It might be that he only has a nice bike, and she only has the BSO, but, in a general way, if you're having a different kind of day, then you're not having the day together.

 

[Arch]

Ah yes, I forgot the KMX

For less pudding and custard, and more tech details...

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-ratrike-thread.77286/

 

[Davidc]

In answer to the OP, it's often "Pillock" or "Mr Inadequate".

Not always the case though, and occasionally it's the other way round.

 

[Sandra6]

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!

Mr6 is discovering this with me.
When we first started cycling I had a halford's own -which I still have and still love a little bit - and he had a bianchi (not top of the range but still a decent bit of kit) He felt the inequality more than I did and eventually I succumbed and got the specialized.
To be fair it cost half what his defy did but it suits me fine, for now, if only I could get the other three bikes I want for the days when it doesn't.