Money saving tips for cyclists

[screenman]

Buy long socks instead of short, cut the tops off and use as arm warmer's and the bottoms as, you guessed it, socks.

 

[Drago]

Save money on expensive handlebar tape by using cheap plumbers PTFE tape. Avoid wet weather riding though...

Save money on expensive padlocks by parking your bike in the middle of a museum and dressing it up like an exhibit whenever you go to the shops.

 

[swee'pea99]

Don't waste money on an expensive lock, once your bike's nicked you won't need one.

 

[Alan Frame]

Don't pay "road tax"

 

[Alan Frame]

Don't waste money on expensive spiked tyres, just take a ride down to your local hedgehog sanctuary,

 

[TVC]

[QUOTE 4894459, member: 9609"]funny you should mention this - ex work gloves, fingers were wearing out so I snipped them off for summer cycling mitts.
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using things twice- a true environmentalist [/QUOTE]
I see where you got the idea from.

 

[Drago]

Don't waste money on an original seventies Raleigh Chopper. Simply ride a normal bicycle, but ensure you wobble violently at speeds above 2mph.

 

[roadrash]

don't waste money on an authentic 1970s Raleigh chopper, simply weld a large bolt to the top tube of your current bike making sure you slide off the seat, be sure to make sure your family jewels come into contact (violently) with the previously mentioned large bolt for the authentic experience....

 

[TheDoctor]

Don't waste time and money posting a spare part to @User cos he'll only break that one too!

 

[gbb]

[QUOTE 4895112, member: 45"]Don't waste your time driving carefully or feeling guilty about your actions. Just keep your window wound down and shout "I'm a cyclist as well" as you mow them down.[/QUOTE]

And follow it up with..... 'I got rights y'know'

 

[Drago]

Don't waste time buying an expensive copy of The Highway Code. Simply lay in the road screaming "it was my right of way!" as your lifeblood dribbles into the gutter.

 

[TVC]

Don't waste money on buying cycling magazines, just dig out one from two years ago and re-read the articles, they're basically the same.

 

[Drago]

Don't waste money buying retro bicycles. Simply keep riding the same bike and it will eventually become retro for free.

 

[TheDoctor]

Don't spend money on expensive trips to Dignitas.
Just go into the Politics and Current Affairs forum and you'll lose the will to live in about an hour.
Can't wait that long? Become a Mod. You'll want to end it all after well under a minute.

 

[Rooster1]

Make out you have deep rim carbon wheels by making a constant bee buzzing like noise when out cycling