More money than sense?

[screenman]

Maybe they are happy to buy something because they can. Seems a bit of green eyed monster is often going on when we talk of more expensive products.

 

[Crandoggler]

1.5 stone overweight would not shock me at all but those people that are 3 or 4 stone overweight not accepting the weight of an extra 4 spokes because they don't want the extra weight. They are happy to pay more for something that is light and in full knowledge that the wheels they are getting would never last the mileage they were built for, rather that loosing 25g of their own body weight.

I agree.

But who is to say they shouldn't critisize that weight? When and if they have the money, does it matter? Surely that's the beauty of spending that money. The fact that in your eyes, you're buying the pinnacle of cycling technology, a 25g weigh saving or not.

I also don't really think that because someone, in your eyes is overweight, makes them a slow rider. I, and many people I know are considered overweight. We're obviously not race fast, but as general cyclists, we're not maxing out at 15mph either.

 

[Tin Pot]

I would love to have more money than sense, given that I am a genius.

I am not buying carbon until they start making stunt planes and Formula 1 cars out of the stuff.

...Because your pedal power is over 1000hp and you spend more time off the tarmac than on?

 

[blazed]

Ive just bought a Koga Carbon road bike which I can afford but could not justify to someone if I needed to. Fortunately, I dont have to justify my purchases, not even to Jannie.

Who is Jannie?

 

[ColinJ]

Who is Jannie?

If I had to make a guess, I'd suggest that she is someone who lives in Denmark ....

 

[blazed]

If I had to make a guess, I'd suggest that she is someone who lives in Denmark ....

The way he includes her first name makes me think we are all supposed to know who she is. Usually people just say my wife or my girlfriend.

 

[nickyboy]

Of course for the vast majority of the world's population, buying a bike for £100 would be firmly in the "more money than sense" camp

Everything in life is relative

 

[Tin Pot]

Philosophers play with the word, like a child with a doll.... It does not mean that everything in life is relative.
Albert Einstein

 

[HLaB]

Speaking of 'more money and sense'. I was at a cycle show the other week and the salesman tells me they have sold two of these $50,000 black bikes (apparently it got a diamond encrusted gold plate headtube); I much prefer the camouflage model behind which is a mere $10,000

 

[Spoked Wheels]

I also don't really think that because someone, in your eyes is overweight, makes them a slow rider. I, and many people I know are considered overweight. We're obviously not race fast, but as general cyclists, we're not maxing out at 15mph either.

Of course not. There is a guy in my club that is pretty big and yet super fast, He rides in the fast group and he must be over 45 years old and at a guess over 18 stone. Somebody told me this guy used to be a pro and that would make sense. That's all I know about him but if I saw him with a £10k bike I'd think he'll make the most of that bike,

On the other hand I know another guy that bought a nice bike, not a super duper bike but still a £2000 bike.... as far as I know he's never done a ride longer than 10 miles. I was at his house once when he had a go at his eldest child because he was kicking a ball with his school shoes. Basically he just bought the bike to show off.

As far as wheels are concerned I've seen people spend £800+ on wheels against my advice, only to realise just a few months later that they made a mistake.... they don't feel safe riding the wheels and they go and buy something more suitable. To me that is more money than sense in the first place.

One thing for sure, people rarely admit they got more money than sense..... they would only admit "I got the money and I do what I like with it" which is also very true. Both aren't mutually exclusive

 

[mattobrien]

I have just asked LBS to set a side the two Enve bottle cages they have in stock for me. These will replace my two Arundle mandible cages that I have got in the bike.

They are lighter and match my wheels, clearly that makes a lot of sense

 

[bpsmith]

Cracks me up how much opinion and resentment there is in amateur cycling. Buy what you like. £100 or £10,000. What does it matter to anyone else?

 

[steveindenmark]

The way he includes her first name makes me think we are all supposed to know who she is. Usually people just say my wife or my girlfriend.

As I have been on here for years and have posted photos, videos and dozens of posts of about the trips we have had and the kit and bikes Jannie and I have bought, a lot of people on here have heard the name Jannie before. It is not a very common name in the UK.

Even if you have never heard of her, the context in which she was mentioned does not make it difficult to work out who she might be. I dont say my wife or girlfriend, I always mention her by name. It has never been a problem in the past.

 

[Illaveago]

.....I heard if you run over an ant they shatter, same goes for CF forks. CF frames dissolve when it rains.........it's true I tells ya........

Carbon fibre can be very strong if done correctly, some of the old Sherpa vans leaf springs were made of it. The trouble with it though is that it can shatter on impact and can be very sharp.

 

[Gravity Aided]

As I have been on here for years and have posted photos, videos and dozens of posts of about the trips we have had and the kit and bikes Jannie and I have bought, a lot of people on here have heard the name Jannie before. It is not a very common name in the UK.

Even if you have never heard of her, the context in which she was mentioned does not make it difficult to work out who she might be. I dont say my wife or girlfriend, I always mention her by name. It has never been a problem in the past.

Speaking of Denmark, @steveindenmark , do you often run across people who buy more boat than they are capable of handling? I ran into that quite often, back when I lived near the water. Boat envy, especially sailboat envy, seemed indemic.