When do you stop spending money on the bike!

[paul04]

I have 2 bikes, road bike and MTB, use the MTB for the commute to work.
the MTB was only £99 from decathlon 18 months ago, and it has paid for its self time and time again. and just done over 4000 miles.
But as a £99 bike, you get £99 parts,
2 sets of tyres, I put this down to wear and tear.
new chain+cassette
new cable for the gear shifters (the rear one snapped)
And now the Bottom bracket and rear hub are making some real odd sounds, took the rear hub apart, cleaned it all, put new grease in, but still making odd sound,

So I'm thinking of getting a new bike, maybe spend a little more to get better parts, which will last longer.

 

[summerdays]

I think you could treat yourself to a new bike. This can either become a spare or get passed onto someone else, don't abandon it to sit in your shed for the rest of it's life!

 

[oldfatfool]

In answer to your question, you stop spending money on bikes when one of two things happen:

1) You run out
2) Your wife threatens divorce

The second only applies if it leads directly to the first

 

[numbnuts]

I've only spent £331.91p this year on cycling so it's been good up to now

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The answer is you never stop spending, its just up to you how much.

 

[Saluki]

I'm sorry. I don't understand the question

 

[Donger]

Round about this point:

 

[jayonabike]

You mean you have to stop? News to me.

 

[djb1971]

Round about this point:

This is the correct answer. Any other answer/excuse is incorrect.

 

[ufkacbln]

When the wife tells you to!

 

[theloafer]

When the wife tells you to!

dam I am in trouble then ..no one here now to tell me to stop..

 

[cd365]

@paul04 so how much have you spent to do 4000 miles?

 

[DCLane]

To get 4000 miles and only need that few routine parts is good on any bike, especially so on a £99 one.

Think how much you've saved commuting

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

So long as you're happy with the ride from the frame, the frame is in good repair and replacement compatble components remain readily available then I'd carry on with it. Buying something more expensive is no guarantee that the components will last any longer and they are likely to be more expensive to replace.
On the other hand, if you've been seduced by the look of a new bike then go for it, you know you want to

 

[nappadang]

I've stopped shelling out on my MTB much to my wife's delight. The fact that I'm planning a C2W road bike hasn't even occurred to her yet.