So the wife found out about the Pinarello I was hiding...

synchronicity

I finally picked up my baby last monday after months of waiting anxiously. Here's the original thread. I managed to get it home, swap the parts I wanted onto the frame, build it and ride it a few times without her finding out. :oops:

Then two days ago I couldn't leave without her seeing me (she always accompanies me to the gate... awww shucks). Anyway. I was procrastinating my little preparation routine on purpose getting everything ready except the bike and eventually I just walked into the garage while she followed.....

She saw this new beauty leaning against the garage door... I purposely left the light off hoping she wouldn't notice one extra white bike amongst 20-odd black ones. I was careful to watch her facial expression instead of gawking further at the bike myself... she sized it up in about 200milliseconds and then her jaw literally dropped open.

She was like:

And I was like: "don't hit me"

I don't even remember what she said after that apart from the usual "What? When? How?" type interrogation, I was already justifying that it was technically a replacement bike with mostly used parts (wheels, tires, cranks, stem, bar, chain, RD, ceramic gear housing I make myself) not letting her get a word in edge-wise. Oh yeah, that's right I remember now... she was asking repeatedly how much it cost... to which she never received a concrete answer.

She was more suprised at the fact that I'd snuck yet another bike in...
My plan was to say: "I can't take it back now, it's been used."

But she didn't ask that of me. So all that worrying for nothing... didn't even shout at me!
BUT PHEW- WHAT A RELIEF!!!

She once said to me ages back when I didn't feel like going for a ride: "well it's not because you haven't got enough bikes" What a lady, eh? Ahhhh, peace at last.

howiejmidlands

Oh that is bike porn........i hope that is sweat rolling down the inside of my leg!!!!!

Anonymous

Thats one amazing bike!

Maybe one day I'll have a bike that nice

redvee

She might seem OK at the mo but she will use it for future ammunition when she needs it, be warned.

toshmund

Going to be some major forfeit coming your way, by the look of things! Think you ought to jump in quick and do some good deed, distract her and possibly lessen the possible pain/find some forfeit which maybe agreeable to you both :shock:

sicrow

maybe the pain is worth it she'e a beauty

Cunobelin

redvee wrote:

She might seem OK at the mo but she will use it for future ammunition when she needs it, be warned.

My thoughts - a quiet wife is a cause for reaal concern in these circumstances

turbodog

Women wouldn't let it go. Give it few days, she will tell you how disappointed that she found out like that.

Just be prepared :-)

popette

9 WORDS WOMEN USE

Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man.. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' ... that will bring on a 'whatever').

Whatever: Is a women's way of saying F* - K YOU!

Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

popette

BTW - love yer jaw-droppingly gorgeous bike I don't think that bike will ever go unnoticed, even in the dark of your garage.

markos1963

You fool!! You should have said you were just looking after it for a friend.
Any way if you think you're in the clear you're mistaken, she's just waiting to get you back. Check the bank statements over the next few months if I were you. Sweet,sweet bike by the way.

Mark Alexander

redvee wrote:

She might seem OK at the mo but she will use it for future ammunition when she needs it, be warned.

If I were a married man i'd be suggesting going on Wife swap
What a lady!! She's obviously a little too observant though and you'll have a new kitchen soon

synchronicity

D'OH! I knew the non-reaction was too good to be true! Saving up the ammunition eh? ... I hadn't thought of that. Mind you, she did spend €150+ on a pair of shoes earlier in the month... I noticed those & started thinking... hang on... I don't feel so bad now.

It's quite clear that some of you have been in a relationship way more than 3 years.

It's a really nice ride by the way, mega stiff for me, so I think it'll be used on < 3 hour rides.

whyamihere

synchronicity wrote:

It's a really nice ride by the way, mega stiff for me, so I think it'll be used on < 3 hour rides.

The bike or the wife?

salsarider79

Is that rust I see on your chain?
Thats such a nice bike I feel that I need to do something. Sorry... :oops:
Its lovely. Glad you got away with it. My Girlfriend just rolls her eyes at me when I have a new bike, or bits....

damage36

Your bike is FIT!

If she does get angry, its definitely worth it. :twisted:

What are your K-force brakes like? I really like the look of them.

vermooten

popette wrote:

9 WORDS WOMEN USE

Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
...
...
Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3

But.... WHY?!?!?

popette

LOUD SIGH...........

vermooten

edhornby

make a big show of ebaying the crappiest one out of the collection !!!

ColinJ

popette wrote:

LOUD SIGH...........

Being serious for a moment Popette...

The reason that your 9 words post is funny is because there is (in my fairly limited experience of women) a lot of truth in it. In plain English ( ) can you explain why communications between men and women don't work like this:

Man: "How do you feel?"
Woman: "I feel [exactly like this] and [these] are the reasons why."

Man: "What do you want?"
Woman: "[This] is what I want."

Man: "Why are you upset?"
Woman: "I'm upset because you did [this] and you forgot to do [that]!"

Man: "What don't you like?"
Woman: "I don't like {this], [that] and [the other]."
Man: "Oh nooooo - you don't like 'the other' :shock: !!!"
Woman: "It's okay honey, I mean the other other!"
Man: "Phew!!!!"

Rich-Ti

damage36 wrote:

What are your K-force brakes like? I really like the look of them.

Yeah I'm interested to know too - they're even better looking than my KCNCs!

Bike looks lovely (you do need some more interesting bottle cages though - even the cheap alu Tacx Taos would look MUCH better!), but as others have suggested keep an eye on the bank account! :shock:

synchronicity

salsarider79, nope that's not rust, it's just an old KMC X10SL gold chain with wax lubricant that hasn't been cleaned. It kept falling off my other bike. I could never get it to work with that, so here it is and it now works fine.

damage36, The FSA K-force brakes work great! I hadn't heard much about them and nobody seems to have them... they are light (280grams) almost as light as SRAM red and more importantly - black! 8)

I got them from an ebay seller called ride888 for US$224. Probably they're a bit over-specced for that bike but I like them... if you ever see them, test out the quick release mechanism. It feels like the aperture ring on a quality SLR camera and makes a similar noise. I love it. Nothing comes close to that. They're on par with another set of highly-rated dual-pivot brake calipers: Mavic SSC.

fossyant

Busted..... I assume it's not 'similar' to the 'old' frame.....oh you are in trouble....... she'll be planning something.... that you'll have to pay for.....

I've been hinting at getting a fixed for work - just huffing and puffing when parts need replacing on my commuter... getting there and if bike to work comes in, it's a goer.... less stuff to go wrong..etc.....etc.... Bike no 4 !!!

Monty Dog

You fool - if you'd only bought a bike the same colour as the others you'd have got away with it!

cougie

Nice bike but seems a bit of a waste only to be used for shorter rides ? And if you had got another black bike - you would have got away with it.

synchronicity

What like this one:



8) 8) 8)

Couldn't afford it!

I know. I had intended for this to be my longer-use bike. But compared to my other carbon baby, this one just isn't as comfortable. Well I'll definitely have to let some pressure out of the tyres and try again. I also need to get the handlbar position right...

Onan

I find it's useful in a relationship to make a habit of being right, and being able to objectively prove that you're right, early on. I think I can honestly say I've never lost an argument with my girlfriend in the course of our (almost) 6 year relationship.

I keep a chart and everything.

Fastlad

whaaaaat the FOOOOK!!! That pinarello in the last pic (the one you couldn't afford) is THE sexiest machine i've ever clapped my soory eyes on :shock: :shock: :P how much £ :?:

Mark Alexander

Onan wrote:

I find it's useful in a relationship to make a habit of being right, and being able to objectively prove that you're right, early on. I think I can honestly say I've never lost an argument with my girlfriend in the course of our (almost) 6 year relationship.

I keep a chart and everything.

:roll:

Rich-Ti

Fastlad wrote:

whaaaaat the FOOOOK!!! That pinarello in the last pic (the one you couldn't afford) is THE sexiest machine i've ever clapped my soory eyes on :shock: :shock: :P

I'm inclined to agree! :shock: