I've just bought my own bike...

[magnatom]

....for £58. That is, I now actually own my bike after having bought it through cyclescheme.

I have to admit £58 is pretty good for my Ultegra/105 equipped Kinesis which, unusually for me I have been taking reasonable care of!

Now, I must avoid the temptation of buying another bike off the scheme....


(Due to having just had our third child, moved house, done a fair amount of renovation with the kitchen still to have done, and the quotes for the kitchen coming in a good bit higher than we anticipated - damn supporting walls masquerading as stud walls - it will not be too difficult to avoid the urge, especially when the wife would kill me! )

 

[downfader]

....for £58. That is, I now actually own my bike after having bought it through cyclescheme.

I have to admit £58 is pretty good for my Ultegra/105 equipped Kinesis which, unusually for me I have been taking reasonable care of!

Now, I must avoid the temptation of buying another bike off the scheme....


(Due to having just had our third child, moved house, done a fair amount of renovation with the kitchen still to have done, and the quotes for the kitchen coming in a good bit higher than we anticipated - damn supporting walls masquerading as stud walls - it will not be too difficult to avoid the urge, especially when the wife would kill me! )

£58....

....plus all the brake pads and wages docked.

 

[magnatom]

£58....

....plus all the brake pads and wages docked.

Oh, aye, there was this strange deduction every month. That wasn't for my bike was it.....?

 

[downfader]

Oh, aye, there was this strange deduction every month. That wasn't for my bike was it.....?

I'm sure they's just dock them anyway.

 

[adscrim]

Oh, aye, there was this strange deduction every month. That wasn't for my bike was it.....?

No, they've been monitoring your internet usage - hope mine don't start that!

 

[J4CKO]

I dont know what I will do after the next 16 months have gone by, now have the Bad Boy paid for and now the Allez, would I want another after the hire period is over, assuming the scheme is still going I think I may, 18 months of commute tends to take its toll, perfectly good still but the temptation for a brand new bike is too strong, especially given the 40% discount, sell the old one and have a brand new one, sort of like company car drivers, you dont get a 40% discount on replacing worn out parts.

 

[MrRidley]

....for £58. That is, I now actually own my bike after having bought it through cyclescheme.

I have to admit £58 is pretty good for my Ultegra/105 equipped Kinesis which, unusually for me I have been taking reasonable care of!

Now, I must avoid the temptation of buying another bike off the scheme....


(Due to having just had our third child, moved house, done a fair amount of renovation with the kitchen still to have done, and the quotes for the kitchen coming in a good bit higher than we anticipated - damn supporting walls masquerading as stud walls - it will not be too difficult to avoid the urge, especially when the wife would kill me! )

Never resist, you know you need another bike, that's what i told myself (but not the missus yet) this will be my third from Cyclescheme

 

[goo_mason]

I just resisted the temptation to use the scheme again this year. The renewal period is now over so I'm safe!!

However, I did get my third bike from the nice Anth from citycycling and I'm in the process of converting it to either singlespeed or fixed. This was it when he owned it. It started life as a steel-framed 70s racer.

 

[skudupnorth]

My scheme is due up for renewal in May,plan to keep the bike i have and have just started looking at another but don't tell Mrs Skud.....she says i cannot have the Langster i have been fondling every time i visit Evans LOL

 

[magnatom]

Never resist, you know you need another bike, that's what i told myself (but not the missus yet) this will be my third from Cyclescheme

Oh you naughty boy! What are you getting?

 

[JiMBR]

I finish paying off my first bike in May and I have my eye on a Spesh Allez.

What's more...the missus says it's OK!

 

[magnatom]

I just resisted the temptation to use the scheme again this year. The renewal period is now over so I'm safe!!

However, I did get my third bike from the nice Anth from citycycling and I'm in the process of converting it to either singlespeed or fixed. This was it when he owned it. It started life as a steel-framed 70s racer.

I've just noticed....you're a moderator!

Does that mean I have to be nice to you from now on?

 

[MrRidley]

Oh you naughty boy! What are you getting?

I've ordered this http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bianchi/via-nirone-7-tiagra-2010-road-bike-ec021256 although not from Evans, it's from Solid Rock cycles, so it's quite a bit cheaper.

 

[magnatom]

I've ordered this http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bianchi/via-nirone-7-tiagra-2010-road-bike-ec021256 although not from Evans, it's from Solid Rock cycles, so it's quite a bit cheaper.

Oooh, very nice.

How did you find the chaps at Solid Rocks. I put my Ribble in to get serviced on a Monday and they said it would be ready by the end of the week. It wasn't actually ready until the following Friday.

They didn't really apologise and seemed to suggest that, that is just the way it is...Not overly impressed.

I might try Wheelcraft instead, which isn't too far away.

 

[JiMBR]

Very nice indeed Jim!

I'm not jealous at all...not one bit...nope!