How absolutly megaannoying

Cychologist
Cychologist Posts: 39
edited August 2009 in Commuting chat
I spend weeks on deciding on a bike.
Then I spend days negotiating with the better half and scraping together the necessary funding.
Then the shop suddenly offers 20% discount (hurray).
Then I call the shop to make sure they still have my size and all.
Then, an hour later I arrive at the shop to find out that the last bike (Scott sub 20) has misteriously disappeared (most likely stolen) from the store.

I am in tears
Reykjavikian commuter with his knees in a bunch

Scott Speedster S30 FCN 5 / Jamis Durango SX FCN 11

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  • Cychologist
    Cychologist Posts: 39
    ..and by the way, I'm new here. Hello all.
    Reykjavikian commuter with his knees in a bunch

    Scott Speedster S30 FCN 5 / Jamis Durango SX FCN 11
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Can you stretch the budget to the Sub 10 ?
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Words fail me - can they get any more in ?
  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    Not meant to be? Perhaps you'll find something else even better. :)
    David
    Engineered Bicycles
  • fnegroni
    fnegroni Posts: 794
    The sub 20 is a nice bike.
    I am really sorry for your loss.
    http://wokinghamcyclist.blogspot.com
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Frustrating as it is, I reckon you dodged a bullet, now you can get a proper bike. :wink:
  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    For that sort of money you can get something like a Specialized Allez can't you?
  • Cychologist
    Cychologist Posts: 39
    Hehe...it's not an easy life. I think I will end up on something really nice in the end.
    Can you stretch the budget to the Sub 10 ?
    I would, but the don't have it.
    Words fail me - can they get any more in ?
    I wish. I live in a country which is terribly "economically challenged" at the moment. Our currency has dropped 100% in relation to EUR and other currencies. This means a freshly imported bike would cost me twice as much as a bike that was imported a year ago. Even though they are excactly the same bike.
    For that sort of money you can get something like a Specialized Allez can't you?
    There is no Specialized dealership here (I really liked their tri-cross sport).

    On the bright side I found a used Bad Boy 2002 (400 miles on the road) which I'm going to check out today. Any thoughts on that bike anyone?

    Have a nice day y'all
    Reykjavikian commuter with his knees in a bunch

    Scott Speedster S30 FCN 5 / Jamis Durango SX FCN 11
  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    Our currency has dropped 100% in relation to EUR and other currencies.

    Do you live in Iceland???
  • Cychologist
    Cychologist Posts: 39
    you guessed it
    Reykjavikian commuter with his knees in a bunch

    Scott Speedster S30 FCN 5 / Jamis Durango SX FCN 11
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Aaah Iceland. I had a lovely time there back in December 2000....
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    You may not have many bike shops but you've got the women.
    My Focus / My Bob Jackson
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  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    biondino wrote:
    You may not have many bike shops but you've got the women.
    And the geysers.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    Yeah, they're diamond geysers.
    My Focus / My Bob Jackson
    Blog (incl. bikes)
  • Flasheart
    Flasheart Posts: 1,278
    Big rocks and glaciers too
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    FCN3
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    And fish - don't forget the fish 8)
  • Mickey Eye
    Mickey Eye Posts: 590
    I have many Icelandic friends, they all live near me here in Norway.

    Seriously, I never figured there would be that much call for cycling in Iceland given the rather spectacularly stormy weather.

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