gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
During a discussion with my now aged dad a few years ago..i was getting more interested in cycling and wanted a better bike...
'Dont go spending a load of money on a bike...an expensive bike wont make you go any faster'....said in the way Dads do![Wink ;) ;)](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/wink.gif)
No problem...i know hes right, but thats not why i wanted a new bike, and i wasnt going to spend a fortune anyway.
So...we're talking about cycling some time later...
'Yes' he said ' they used to think nothing of cycling 60 mile round trips as kids in the late 1930's and early 1940s'....my first good bike cost me two months wages'![Big grin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/biggrin.gif)
...'Hah ..you didnt hold back then did you Dad..![Eek :eek: :eek:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/eek2.gif)
![Big grin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/biggrin.gif)
![Big grin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/biggrin.gif)
By todays standards, he spent the equivelent of about £2000 to £4000 on his first good bike![Eek :eek: :eek:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/eek2.gif)
![Oh my! :ohmy: :ohmy:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/ohmy.gif)
![Oh my! :ohmy: :ohmy:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/ohmy.gif)
'Dont go spending a load of money on a bike...an expensive bike wont make you go any faster'....said in the way Dads do
![Wink ;) ;)](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/wink.gif)
No problem...i know hes right, but thats not why i wanted a new bike, and i wasnt going to spend a fortune anyway.
So...we're talking about cycling some time later...
'Yes' he said ' they used to think nothing of cycling 60 mile round trips as kids in the late 1930's and early 1940s'....my first good bike cost me two months wages'
![Big grin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/biggrin.gif)
![Big grin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/biggrin.gif)
![Eek :eek: :eek:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/eek2.gif)
![Big grin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/biggrin.gif)
![Big grin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/biggrin.gif)
By todays standards, he spent the equivelent of about £2000 to £4000 on his first good bike
![Eek :eek: :eek:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/eek2.gif)
![Oh my! :ohmy: :ohmy:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/ohmy.gif)
![Oh my! :ohmy: :ohmy:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/ohmy.gif)