How to persuade my mum

liam333

I need a new bike, a freeride hardtail being the most suitable option. So for my 15th birthday in March I'm going to probably ask for a 24seven deviant for £900, with the spec it's got it seems like the bargain of the century, but my mum doesn't have a clue about how expensive bikes are and thinks it's too expensive. My dad understands, and I've told her that I would pay £600 but she still thinks it's to expensive.

forgotrafe

1) Do your research and present it to your mum
2) Get out there on your current bike, show your serious about the hobby
3) Offer to sell your old bike and as a contribution

I did something similar many many years ago when I wanted to upgrade my Commodore 64 to an Amstrad CPC 6128. Had to convince my luddite Dad why a new computer was so important! In the end I won him over just by showing how serious I was.

Good luck.

Rafe

dhxcme

I'll loan you my favourite arguement.

If I buy a cheap bike it will break quickly due to cheap low quality parts not designed for what I want to do.
If I get the higher price bike with high quality parts, desiged for the job, It will last far longer.
It will also cost a lot less in the long run due to not having to pay to replace broken parts not covered by the warrenty.

you have to make it clear that a cheap aldi special will not last 10 monutes dirt jumping

If that fails you could always throw a kevin & perry tantrum.

Ciaran500

Tell her if you buy a cheap one then you're more likely to crash and die, then she will have no son.


Simple really

liam333

Yeah at the moment I've got a specialized hardrock, rim brakes (in other words it's rubbish and really restricts my riding. I do the black route at llandegla often.

dhxcme

Spend £400 and upgrade the hard rock frame.

The frame is really sound.

I had one till it got piked (thieved by pikeys).

cjw

Ciaran500 wrote:

Tell her if you buy a cheap one then you're more likely to crash and die, then she will have no son.


Simple really

Hmmmm... I've got a 15 year old son and that won't work... best reason for a cheap bike!!!

Just kidding.

ride_whenever

You just need to explain it in clear and simple terms, and you also need to explain your not going to use it for town riding, only when you're not going to leave it anywhere so it doesn't get nicked etc.

dave_hill

Also point out that you are spending the money on a pastime which is fun, healthy and "in the main" keeps you out of trouble. Would she rather have you thrashing round the woods and playing in the mud or hanging around your local Spar shop drinking cheap cider, annoying old people and throwing fireworks at cats?

olie123

Tell her you'll buy a big meaty bike lock and not leave it anywhere

And that cheap bikes are sh*t.

I saw someone at delamere forest snap a pair of RSTs on the back of a small jump.

SO cheap=dangerous
expensive=quality

I went through the same persuasion problem 2 years ago and won.

mmm_pie

1) get a job
2) if you don't have much upgrade the hardrock, very nice frames.

liam333

I do have a job delivering leaflets but I only get about £45 a month, though I'm looking for a job in a bike shop.

shin0r

You could upgrade the fork and put decent disc brakes on that frame for a fraction of the cost of a new bike.

schmako

I upgraded my Hardrock frame, until I had enough to replace it (had it for two years). Done me well, that may be the way to go and get a FR bike later on down the line (which i also did).

the toffinator

oh my god RST!!! :shock:
Some one i know did a jump with rst gilas, they snapped at the top and the vbrake mounts stuck in his head :shock:

liam333

I hope my RST's don't get stuck in my head.

the toffinator

you chould be the unlucky one lol. and also someone else i know has rsts and they are no way near in line with the frame coz there bent, and there all white at the top where they are flexing lol. another disater witing to happen