Your help needed - The wife wants a better bike than me

mintsauceridesaKonA

Simply - should it be allowed.

I have a Kona Dawg Delux that I've upgraded a few things on so a nice 'all mountain'
bike thats suits me fine. The Wife currently has a Scott Contessa Hardtail (lovely womens bike) Buts she's decided she wants a new bike.

Not that I'm against that as she's paying - but in theory it will be a better bike than mine !!

Surley that cant be allowed & I'm thinking of buying a dirt bike via my works cyclescheme..so that rules out a new 'full bouncer'

artillerydave

I'd let her get it as you will never ever lose a "I need this new bit / bike / biking holiday / mistress" (well maybe the last one) discussion again.

Also a women who sees the validity of upgrading is to be cherished. My wife rides a beautiful Marin however her only requirement when shopping for a bike was it needed to be pink. Not interested in spec etc etc. so let her do it, and it is her cash, you cannot lose.

dirtbiker100

I don't see your reason as to why she can't have a better bike than you?
stop being silly.
whats wrong with yours anyway?

mintsauceridesaKonA

I agree totally with what you say, but a better bike - Thats just wrong!!!

When we looked for her Scott, it was sold to her on the colour being white & gold....
not that fact it had 'upgrades' from the shop fitted as extras, xt front & Avid 5's......lovely bike..

mintsauceridesaKonA

she's actually quicker than me on her Scott, until it gets a bit technical then the full sus comes into play - but this Full sus Scott she's after is a fine bike & she will be flying even more!!

My bike, is lovely hence why I'm buying a dirt bike....

xtreem

You are affraid of loosing of her, " I've been beaten by my wife " .
It's her money and she can do what ever she wants.

delcol

let her get the new bike so she's happy and all then a few weeks later pull the oh i hate this bike i think i need a new better bike she will be happy with her new purchase and allow you to get yours if she doent just nick hers you cant loose

dav1

let her buy it, then use the "your X Y and Z are better then mine" to help justify upgrades

impished

Later in the year - "that's not fair darling; you've got a nice shiny new bike!" Job done

RichMTB

The missus gets to ride whatever I'm not riding, Which tends to be the stumpjumper.

Until she starts paying for her own bikes thats how it will continue!

zero303

Stop being a sexist pig - if she's paying, just suck it up and move on!

dennisn

I can't imagine any type of manly man allowing something like this to happen. It sets
a very bad example of men in general. Imagine a women on a better bike. Have you no shame? You'll be the joke all around the country. Get it together girlie man.

Dennis Noward

xtreem

[b]dennisn[/b] wrote:

I can't imagine any type of manly man allowing something like this to happen. It sets
a very bad example of men in general. Imagine a women on a better bike. Have you no shame? You'll be the joke all around the country. Get it together girlie man.

Hey, in what age are you living man, 200bc, stone age?
Today man and woman have equal rights, it's called democracy, I think.

dennisn

Xtreem wrote:

[b]dennisn[/b] wrote:

I can't imagine any type of manly man allowing something like this to happen. It sets
a very bad example of men in general. Imagine a women on a better bike. Have you no shame? You'll be the joke all around the country. Get it together girlie man.

Hey, in what age are you living man, 200bc, stone age?
Today man and woman have equal rights, it's called democracy, I think.

I think, it was a joke. If you're serious that is.

Dennis Noward

mcbazza

Democracy is whereby the people put forward a representative to act upon their behalf.
You meant - sexual equality.

I wish we had either, here in the UK.

europeandy

I think you should count youself lucky, woud you rather be with some larder that sits on the sofa complaining that you never spend any time together and that you waste a fortune on bikes?

xtreem

[b]mcbazza[/b] wrote:

Democracy is whereby the people put forward a representative to act upon their behalf.
You meant - sexual equality.

Yes, sorry.

[b]dennisn[/b] wrote:

I think, it was a joke. If you're serious that is.

Hey, if you were joking, I was joking too. Just don't forget to put smileys
on the post because I can't see your face smiling.

And buy both of you new bikes.

dennisn

Xtreem wrote:

[b]mcbazza[/b] wrote:

Democracy is whereby the people put forward a representative to act upon their behalf.
You meant - sexual equality.

Yes, sorry.

[b]dennisn[/b] wrote:

I think, it was a joke. If you're serious that is.

Hey, if you were joking, I was joking too. Just don't forget to put smileys
on the post because I can't see your face smiling.

And buy both of you new bikes.

Good idea about the smileys. I'm old and don't think about stuff like that.

Dennis Noward

mcbazza

I used a wink. Only people truncated my post when quoting it.

dave_hill

I'd make her watch Harry Enfield's "Women - know your limits!" sketch.

That should make things perfectly clear. In fact she can watch it while she's doing the ironing and you're down the pub.

Cps

Let her buy the bike then show her this :

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... -year.html


and then buy yourself a better bike :twisted: :twisted: