What would YOU buy with a big fat tax rebate?

itboffin
itboffin Posts: 20,064
edited May 2009 in Commuting chat
I find myself in the enviable position of receiving a big fat tax rebate :D

Clearly I could be sensible and bank the cheque paying off some of my accumulated debts from the last six months or!!!! I could blow it on bikes & booze :lol:

What to do?!? :roll:
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    how big, it's important to work out how much you can p*ss up the wall on bike parts!!!!!!!!!!


    I'd buy wheels, you always need more wheels.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    ride_whenever wrote:
    how big, it's important to work out how much you can p*ss up the wall on bike parts!!!!!!!!!!


    I'd buy wheels, you always need more wheels.

    Carbon bike BIG :D

    I just bought two new sets of wheels.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Make a token debt pay off, and allow yourself a "small" treat.
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    buy everyone a beer on the 18th July :wink:
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    edited May 2009
    itboffin wrote:
    ride_whenever wrote:
    how big, it's important to work out how much you can p*ss up the wall on bike parts!!!!!!!!!!


    I'd buy wheels, you always need more wheels.

    Carbon bike BIG :D

    I just bought two new sets of wheels.

    erm, buy a CARBON bike then!

    How about a Colnago EPS?

    EDIT:

    Actually why not buy me a Colnago EPS. I've been wondering if carbon bikes can mate but I need a stablemate for Il Principe first...
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    buy yourself a rapha suit then...


    Or a big CF bike, better still, get a lynksey helix in the mirror finish, seriously lush frame!!!!
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    It's hard to gauge another Man's spend-ability BUT TBH anyone who can survive 6 months off work (in this era) without needing to flog the wife's jewellery - whether because they are just that rich or that skillfull with money - is a man who can afford to splash a rebate on a bike.

    It does depend on how much the time off "hurt" and depends on how big a plaster the job is... All of which only you can answer...

    Things to consider (from what I remember when my own Father - now 47yrs old - was made redundant in the mid - late 90s telecomunications industry bust):

    What other things have you gotta pay off/for?

    Have you booked and payed for the family holiday?

    Childrens education costs ITB juniors Oxford or Cambridge fund - which is years from now?

    Savings - How big a dent did the 6months put a dent into it, could you survive another 3 - 6monts off?

    Lastly you deserve a Carbon Fibre Bike, so get one! What would you get?
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  • dilemna
    dilemna Posts: 2,187
    Of course you would have had to pay tax in the first place :( . So why are you receiving a considerable rebate? Job ended?
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Carbon? Hmm, how about a Carbon/Flax mix, e.g. the Museuw (sp.?) brand. Or a titanium bike if you want to do longer rides?

    Tbh, I'd sell some bikes first, pay off some debts, and then see what's around at then end of this year (in the sales) if you're looking to buy a high end bike? I know, I'm very dull. :)
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    dilemna wrote:
    Of course you would have had to pay tax in the first place :( . So why are you receiving a considerable rebate? Job ended?

    Don't feel sorry for him. He's been loafing about the place (said "place" being most of Wiltshire) on a bike since last summer. :)
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    "It stays down, Daddy."
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Yeah don't feel sorry for ITB! His constant Pimms pictures and ride reports - often with more pictures! Single handedly made redundancy appear cool, pleasurable and a status for the lucky!!! :shock:
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    This, predictably. Or something more expensive.

    You've got enough bikes to allow you to keep a white bike for days when it won't get filthy.

    Go for the full package: white saddle, stem (FSA), bars (ditto), tape, hoods (Hudz). White outers for the cables would be cool too. 40mm+ carbon clinchers.

    Yeah, that should about do it.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Greg66 wrote:
    This, predictably. Or something more expensive.

    You've got enough bikes to allow you to keep a white bike for days when it won't get filthy.

    Go for the full package: white saddle, stem (FSA), bars (ditto), tape, hoods (Hudz). White outers for the cables would be cool too. 40mm+ carbon clinchers.

    Yeah, that should about do it.

    But a different fork?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    cjcp wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    This, predictably. Or something more expensive.

    You've got enough bikes to allow you to keep a white bike for days when it won't get filthy.

    Go for the full package: white saddle, stem (FSA), bars (ditto), tape, hoods (Hudz). White outers for the cables would be cool too. 40mm+ carbon clinchers.

    Yeah, that should about do it.

    But a different fork?

    And be careful with the choice of seatpost....
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Go for a Cyfac. Mmmmmm.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • blu3cat
    blu3cat Posts: 1,016
    a photo of the Big Fat Tax Rebate to hang on the wall and prove they do exist.

    Oh and in agreement with others, a considerable, but token debt payment and a nice shiny bike.
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    edited May 2009
    jashburnham wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    This, predictably. Or something more expensive.

    You've got enough bikes to allow you to keep a white bike for days when it won't get filthy.

    Go for the full package: white saddle, stem (FSA), bars (ditto), tape, hoods (Hudz). White outers for the cables would be cool too. 40mm+ carbon clinchers.

    Yeah, that should about do it.

    But a different fork?

    And be careful with the choice of seatpost....

    Hmm. Comes up for me with a white 3T fork.

    Bars, stem, seatpost, hudz.

    You might end up looking like a moving Ghost Bike, of course...
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Greg66 wrote:
    This, predictably. Or something more expensive.

    You've got enough bikes to allow you to keep a white bike for days when it won't get filthy.

    Go for the full package: white saddle, stem (FSA), bars (ditto), tape, hoods (Hudz). White outers for the cables would be cool too. 40mm+ carbon clinchers.

    Yeah, that should about do it.

    Bingo!!!! ding ding ding aling that's the ticket droooooool - I 'heart' that suggestion, trouble is there are currently NO white bikes in the herd well not until the TT turns up at least, mmmm think I might pop along to Stonehenge cycles in the morning for a test ride :wink:
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    In answer to your original question - I would buy a very nice holiday
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    Jeez, you have enough bloody bikes. Buy something different - I second the holiday idea. Or buy something for the missus and bask in the sense of satisfaction you get from making her happy :)
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    But holidays are only temporary... a bike is forever.

    Me, I'd buy a maxima. But I already have one. Probably about the same price as, if not cheaper than, that cervelo... and full custom.

    On the subject of looking like a ghost bike, on my ride yesterday I saw a white bike chained to some railings in a village, I was stopped at the ped lights thinking 'gosh, in a village, how sad' when someone came out, unlocked it and rode off. Hmmmm. :oops:
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    linsen wrote:
    In answer to your original question - I would buy a very nice holiday

    Yes it would balance out the rather unpleasant last six months enforced holiday, mrs itboffin suggested Florida AGAIN :lol: little itboffin votes for Barbados AGAIN

    I might fix the ballot in favour of Ireland AGAIN :lol: in fact I could ride there :roll:
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    +1 for the Maxima! Having said that if I got a tax rebate and suggested flogging some or all of it on a bike I think I'd have to pay for a divorce first :-)

    My sensible side does say clear any debts first tho and then worry about how your going to spend what is left over.........
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    I second the beers on ITB on 18th June :lol:
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,396
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12598810


    This thread might give you some inspiration :lol:


    You could suggest the wife and littleuns go for two weeks to either France or Spain, you then cycle for the first week and meet up for the second week as a family holiday
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    ITB, stop.... goodmorning-rooster-crowing.jpg
    ....its undignified.
  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    itboffin wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    In answer to your original question - I would buy a very nice holiday

    Yes it would balance out the rather unpleasant last six months enforced holiday, mrs itboffin suggested Florida AGAIN :lol: little itboffin votes for Barbados AGAIN

    I might fix the ballot in favour of Ireland AGAIN :lol: in fact I could ride there :roll:

    How about one of these? I would pay good money to be able to do that...

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    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3258551288/
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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."

    Quote George Best

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  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    lost_in_thought wrote:

    On the subject of looking like a ghost bike, on my ride yesterday I saw a white bike chained to some railings in a village, I was stopped at the ped lights thinking 'gosh, in a village, how sad' when someone came out, unlocked it and rode off. Hmmmm. :oops:

    Then you thought " Gosh a white bike, being ridden in a village (actually any where), how sad".
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    On the subject of looking like a ghost bike, on my ride yesterday I saw a white bike chained to some railings in a village, I was stopped at the ped lights thinking 'gosh, in a village, how sad' when someone came out, unlocked it and rode off. Hmmmm. :oops:
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