The wife noticed.

woodford2barbican

Yesterday, the wife noticed that the spare frame I had has grown parts and become a fully fledged bike - my fourth. :shock:

It has only taken her a month to notice.Fortunately she does not know the price of componentry, and I don't think she knows my login on here.

Although it would not take Sherlock Holmes to work it out!

This means that if I want to get that single speed I have had my eye on I will need to get rid of one......

Special K

Mission Accomplished.

Excellent work fella.

PS My commute is Wanstead to Barbican (Golden Lane in fact)

woodford2barbican

Special K wrote:

Mission Accomplished.

Excellent work fella.

PS My commute is Wanstead to Barbican (Golden Lane in fact)

I am just down the road - on Goswell Road. A random guess - but do you work for Mencap?

mrushton

woodford2barbican wrote:

Yesterday, the wife noticed that the spare frame I had has grown parts and become a fully fledged bike - my fourth. :shock:

It has only taken her a month to notice.Fortunately she does not know the price of componentry, and I don't think she knows my login on here.

Although it would not take Sherlock Holmes to work it out!

This means that if I want to get that single speed I have had my eye on I will need to get rid of one......

You could get the ss in identical colours to one of the others and keep one elsewhere

Special K

woodford2barbican wrote:

Special K wrote:

Mission Accomplished.

Excellent work fella.

PS My commute is Wanstead to Barbican (Golden Lane in fact)

I am just down the road - on Goswell Road. A random guess - but do you work for Mencap?

no - am at UBS at the moment. used to ride in via Leyton and the canal but the sand from the Olympic site has started to rip up my tyres.

you?

wastelander

LBS told me that they have several clients who when replacing frames/wheels/tyres specify that they are in exactly the same colours so that partners don't notice...not sure how many would fail to notice an entire bike in the garage though 8)

woodford2barbican

Special K wrote:

woodford2barbican wrote:

Special K wrote:

Mission Accomplished.

Excellent work fella.

PS My commute is Wanstead to Barbican (Golden Lane in fact)

I am just down the road - on Goswell Road. A random guess - but do you work for Mencap?

no - am at UBS at the moment. used to ride in via Leyton and the canal but the sand from the Olympic site has started to rip up my tyres.

you?

I sometimes use the River Lea - joining it at Edmonton. But mainly slog up and down the Lea Bridge Road and through to Old Street via the Queensbridge Road.

I park in an underground car park behind the UBS building. You are spoilt with secure parking and showers as well I guess?

pedylan

woodford2barbican wrote:

This means that if I want to get that single speed I have had my eye on I will need to get rid of one......

wife?

:twisted:

TheGreatGatsby

I've bought a new frame for my summer build and am building the bike at work so the girl doesn't clock it! I have told her that I'm building a summer ride and will be doing it over the coming months but I'm not sure if I can wait for the bits!

The wheel builder just got back to me with a quote that is very favourable!

Gats

Bronzie

I feel your pain.............and have been "caught in the act" as well!
http://trekbikesuk.typepad.com/slicktai ... -wags.html

dennisn

My problem is that my wife is retired and handles all the money. This means that even if
I had parts shipped to work and then somehow managed to smuggle them past her and
into the basement at home, she would still know, when the charge card bill came, as I
have no real money of my own. What's hers is hers and what's mine is hers. She's
Irish you know. That must have something to do with it.

Dennis Noward

ut_och_cykla

Women (or PArtners in this modern age) are not blackbirds who, I'm informed, count their offspring as "one, two, many".
My mum was always getting new house stuff and 'fibbing' to my dad about where it came from. He knew all along of course as he could also read bank statements - Insulting really

redddraggon

Parent's are nearly as bad. Being a student I'm supposed to be careful with my money, so they can be critical if I've bought something pretty expensive. Luckily this year, as part of my degree, I've had a well paid (for a student) full time job, so I've been able to spend a bit freer this year (even so, my parent's still threw a wobbler when I nearly handed over £1600 to a LBS for a Pinarello - so I went and spent nearly on a self build).

Luckily they don't see my Bank statements, and know that I've just spent £105 on a Helmet.

geoff_ss

dennisn wrote:

My problem is that my wife is retired and handles all the money. This means that even if
I had parts shipped to work and then somehow managed to smuggle them past her and
into the basement at home, she would still know, when the charge card bill came, as I
have no real money of my own. What's hers is hers and what's mine is hers. She's
Irish you know. That must have something to do with it.

Dennis Noward

I'm in the same position (though my wife isn't Irish). Fortunately, my wife is a keener cyclist than I, so she tells me if we can afford the expenditure and then encourages me to spend.

She's also very tolerant of my buying model aeroplane kits and engines etc (which proliferate in exactly the same way as bicycles though the attrition rate can be higher) but I know my aeromodelling friends have difficulty smuggling very large boxes into their workshops. The problem spreads across all hobbies but our partners should be grateful it's toys rather than gambling or booze.

Geoff

redddraggon

Geoff_SS wrote:

The problem spreads across all hobbies but our partners should be grateful it's toys rather than gambling or booze.

That's the excuse I use on my parents.

dennisn

Geoff_SS wrote:

dennisn wrote:

My problem is that my wife is retired and handles all the money. This means that even if
I had parts shipped to work and then somehow managed to smuggle them past her and
into the basement at home, she would still know, when the charge card bill came, as I
have no real money of my own. What's hers is hers and what's mine is hers. She's
Irish you know. That must have something to do with it.

Dennis Noward

I'm in the same position (though my wife isn't Irish). Fortunately, my wife is a keener cyclist than I, so she tells me if we can afford the expenditure and then encourages me to spend.

She's also very tolerant of my buying model aeroplane kits and engines etc (which proliferate in exactly the same way as bicycles though the attrition rate can be higher) but I know my aeromodelling friends have difficulty smuggling very large boxes into their workshops. The problem spreads across all hobbies but our partners should be grateful it's toys rather than gambling or booze.

Geoff

Would your wife be interested in a second husband? I'm fairly quiet and unobtrusive
and have learned to pick up my room. You're right about the toys being better than the
alternatives.

Dennis Noward

tonywar

My argument tends to go along the line that I could always take up a new hobby, like sitting in front of the telly smoking fags and getting fat, what's your choice.

Babbsy

tonywar wrote:

My argument tends to go along the line that I could always take up a new hobby, like sitting in front of the telly smoking fags and getting fat, what's your choice.

That works. Getting fat I mean. I'm now allowed to spend spend spend. 6 bikes so far.

bagpusscp

I gave up hiding things ages ago.


:shock: :roll:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N ... 456895069/

woodford2barbican

To be fair to my wife, she does not really mind - and just teases me about being a geek. She even encourages me to spend on cycling as it is the only thing that I do spend on.

I was never hiding my 4th bike from her - just seeing how long I could get away with it.

I need to get rid of one though as it is now cramped in my garage, and I want another and 4 is enough.

For now!

BigG67

Geoff_SS wrote:

dennisn wrote:

My problem is that my wife is retired and handles all the money. This means that even if
I had parts shipped to work and then somehow managed to smuggle them past her and
into the basement at home, she would still know, when the charge card bill came, as I
have no real money of my own. What's hers is hers and what's mine is hers. She's
Irish you know. That must have something to do with it.

Dennis Noward

I'm in the same position (though my wife isn't Irish). Fortunately, my wife is a keener cyclist than I, so she tells me if we can afford the expenditure and then encourages me to spend.

She's also very tolerant of my buying model aeroplane kits and engines etc (which proliferate in exactly the same way as bicycles though the attrition rate can be higher) but I know my aeromodelling friends have difficulty smuggling very large boxes into their workshops. The problem spreads across all hobbies but our partners should be grateful it's toys rather than gambling or booze.

Geoff

Eeeep! I've 40 different malt whiskies..... :oops:

Anonymous

woodford2barbican wrote:

Yesterday, the wife noticed that the spare frame I had has grown parts and become a fully fledged bike - my fourth. :shock:

It has only taken her a month to notice.Fortunately she does not know the price of componentry, and I don't think she knows my login on here.

Although it would not take Sherlock Holmes to work it out!

This means that if I want to get that single speed I have had my eye on I will need to get rid of one......

You're fooling no one but yourself by thinking it took her a month to notice.

Remember, she married you because she had been paying attention to you. 8)

fossyant

Well my wife has 5 sewing machines, 3 of which are touch screen and computerised (not cheap).... I do have it on permission that I may buy a new bike in a couple of years.......

Spending in 2007 has been on new wheels and various drive chain components for 3 bikes - thought I'd give all my current ones a good service.... :shock: Time to start saving for the new bike this year.....and next year...and the next.........

Although the good thing is I've lost my podge from not cycling enough for the last 8 years (having been a very keen racing cyclist) and am 2 stone lighter than in July 2007.... so wife gets a 'fitter' slimmer husband...and a happy one !!

geoff_ss

dennisn wrote:

Geoff_SS wrote:

dennisn wrote:

My problem is that my wife is retired and handles all the money. This means that even if
I had parts shipped to work and then somehow managed to smuggle them past her and
into the basement at home, she would still know, when the charge card bill came, as I
have no real money of my own. What's hers is hers and what's mine is hers. She's
Irish you know. That must have something to do with it.

Dennis Noward

I'm in the same position (though my wife isn't Irish). Fortunately, my wife is a keener cyclist than I, so she tells me if we can afford the expenditure and then encourages me to spend.

She's also very tolerant of my buying model aeroplane kits and engines etc (which proliferate in exactly the same way as bicycles though the attrition rate can be higher) but I know my aeromodelling friends have difficulty smuggling very large boxes into their workshops. The problem spreads across all hobbies but our partners should be grateful it's toys rather than gambling or booze.

Geoff

Would your wife be interested in a second husband? I'm fairly quiet and unobtrusive
and have learned to pick up my room. You're right about the toys being better than the
alternatives.

Dennis Noward

No chance! I saw her first and I've had her for 40 years - I think she's a keeper Anyway the spare bedroom's full of her turbo-trainer.

Geoff

Bronzie

bagpusscp wrote:

I gave up hiding things ages ago.


:shock: :roll:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N ... 456895069/

Tell me that's a bike shop, not your shed........................please!

cougie

My wife didnt spot the new red fixed wheel bike that had appeared in the house. Although my race bike was red too. Bizarrely she didnt even ask about the bike bike shaped box that appeared at the same time too.

She did find out when a jealous pal snitched on me though. The git. Guess who got dropped that Sunday out on the bike ? :twisted:

Random Vince

heh, i'm trying to get onto a safe one here;

she's seen the stack of 3 bikes in the corner of my spare room, she's handed me a wad of notes to buy her a mountain bike tomorrow but she knows my bike spending goes along the lines of "it's broken, i'd better fix it" than "woo, shiny bits"

dennisn

bagpusscp wrote:

I gave up hiding things ages ago.


:shock: :roll:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N ... 456895069/

Ah, how very devious of you. I get it now. The idea is to have so many bikes around that your wife would never notice a new one or three or four. You are my hero. Please teach me your methods master.

Dennis Noward

HungryCol

I regretted saying how much my new frame was going to be as soon as it was out of my mouth :shock: DOH!

Mark Alexander

I'm single so I don't have that problem 8)
I only have to justify my bank balance to myself
It's a tough one

ricadus

wastelander wrote:

LBS told me that they have several clients who when replacing frames/wheels/tyres specify that they are in exactly the same colours so that partners don't notice...

FFS, that sounds like some scene from Last Of The Summer Wine.

They need to put their foot down (making sure not it's still clipped in), remind them who wears the lycra shorts in the household.