why do I...

NGale

get stupidly excited when watching cycle racing on the TV (watching the Exeter leg of the Tour Series which I couldn't get to last night) and think 'I want a road bike, I want a road bike, I want a road bike' when a cyclo cross is really farrrrrr more practical for commuting to work?

Cafewanda

Get both

Why do you have to be practical?

UndercoverElephant

Road bikes are plenty practical. And fun.

NGale

I have to be practical, it's called money

Cafewanda

OK then. Save up and get the CX, then tell family/friends/workmates you want a road bike so money as a present please. Sorted

NGale

Cafewanda wrote:

OK then. Save up and get the CX, then tell family/friends/workmates you want a road bike so money as a present please. Sorted

yeah but then my friends and family are annoyingly practical and would say that I have two bikes already

Kieran_Burns

NGale wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

OK then. Save up and get the CX, then tell family/friends/workmates you want a road bike so money as a present please. Sorted

yeah but then my friends and family are annoyingly practical and would say that I have two bikes already

I have a CX bike and a road bike 8)


I'm not really helping am I? :P

NGale

Kieran_Burns wrote:

NGale wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

OK then. Save up and get the CX, then tell family/friends/workmates you want a road bike so money as a present please. Sorted

yeah but then my friends and family are annoyingly practical and would say that I have two bikes already

I have a CX bike and a road bike 8)


I'm not really helping am I? :P[/quote

nooo not really

I see your reasoning, anyone none cycling would though.

hells

I have 6 bikes, 2x road, 1x HT MTB, 1x FS MTB, 1x CX, 1x ss. I can easily justify all of them. Best way to justify having a CX and a roadie is to say you need the CX for commuting (mine can take a rack) and for if it snows again and for light off roading and maybe CX racing. You need a road bike becuase they are faster and you might start racing? Don't know if your srvice does it by London Ambulance Service have a deal with Evans where you get 10% off and you can get a bike loan (but not like the cycle to work as you don't get the tax reduction) which is interest free and is paid off in 10 months. TBH the bike loan is abit pants becuase anyone can buy a bike with a 0% finance option through evans as well.

suzyb

It's because of watching cycle racing I've ended up hundreds poorer than I would be had I not.

Stupid TdF making me want to start cycling again

tailwindhome

NGale wrote:

get stupidly excited when watching cycle racing on the TV

I'd stay away from ITV4 in July then.

It could get expensive

stuaff

You knew how we were going to answer that.....and we're right. Just buy a road bike.