Hard for non-cyclists to comprehend

[Dec66]

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I'm dying. I used to not think much of Hammond but he's just gone way up in my opinion.

Now, I have no opinion on the fella one way or the other, but I see those, and it makes me think; there's someone who pinches themself every single morning when they wake up.

 

[Cuchilo]

That's the beauty of it though. They did have more money than sense, until they bought that "expensive" bike. Now they don't again, and so it brings the world back into equilibrium.

Give it a rest , we haven't even upgraded the wheels yet

 

[mjr]

Surely it depends upon what gives you pleasure? Having the financial ability to purchase, the enjoyment of a lighter bike, electronic gears, or whatever.

Is "the enjoyment of electronic gears" another phrase for "a nice walk once the battery went flat"?

 

[lutonloony]

To be honest, I wouldn't spend seven or eight grand on a bike either. But that's partly because Mrs. 66 wants a new kitchen, and I know which side my bread's buttered.

Not buttered at all if no new kitchen

 

[cyberknight]

Errrrr , buying a bike for your own enjoyment is what we all do . You just seem to have a price limit on what a bike should cost .

My price limit was set by the boss aka the wife......................... well C2W limit and she doesnt know what the limit was and as my payslip is online she cant see deductions and the pay rise /overtime covers the cost .
Wifes car which i only drive maybe once a week and for long trips cost 6 times my best bikes price but as the old car was going to cost more than it was worth to repair we had to get rid of it before it broke , again .Although not being a petrol head i have joined the dacia club

 

[screenman]

Do any of us really know how much we would spend if money was not a problem, I doubt it.

 

[jayonabike]

Loving this thread.
People get the green eyed monster over other peoples spending. You can't afford to drop 7-10 grand on a bike? Tough, others can but they have ''More money than sense" Bollox. How do you know a 7 grand bike isn't worth it if you don't own one? Get over it and ride what ever it is you can afford.

 

[Welsh wheels]

Why would a middle aged man spend 7 to 8 000 pounds on a bicycle? I certainly wouldn't as it wouldn't make you go faster with middle aged legs. More money than sense IMO.

If I had enough money I would, what's the point if you can't spoil yourself sometimes

 

[ianrauk]

And that's going to make a huge difference to your life? Like I said, more money than sense, but, like I also said, you are free to spend your money as you as you wish.
Personally , I don't ride for strava but for my own enjoyment so a very expensive bike would be wasted on me. I am happy to let faster riders pass me .

I don't ride for Strava and have a fairly expensive bike. Its certainly not wasted on me. I am also happy to let faster riders pass me by. Each to their own right.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Although not being a petrol head i have joined the dacia club

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySlxkrFOh2I

 

[Drago]

Do any of us really know how much we would spend if money was not a problem, I doubt it.

Yes.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Do any of us really know how much we would spend if money was not a problem, I doubt it.

No.
Not a clue, but I can wager it would be considerable, and then money would be a problem. As it stands, I ride a couple of 30+ year old bicycles that each cost me less than $100.00 and were very expensive in their day. I also have an old Cannondale V1000 that is quite old. Cost me $40.00, and cost $1700.00 new. One of the first dual suspension MTBs.

 

[Apollonius]

"More money than sense" usually translates as "I am so jealous."

 

[mattobrien]

I will hold my hands up an say I have an expensive bike and I am sure in some people's view's, this puts me in the more money than sense category.

It is a joy to ride and I thoroughly enjoy it.

Someone far wiser than me once said "live like a rich man, don't die like one"

Enjoy it while you can

 

[ianrauk]

It is a joy to ride and I thoroughly enjoy it.

And that is all that matters.