I need to stop upgrading!

gtvlusso
gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
edited January 2011 in Commuting chat
It's true....I need to stop it now!

Everytime I see a "new" piece of carbon kit thats a bit lighter or better in some special way...I need it.

I have no idea why I need it - it is going onto a steel frame!

Help me to fight my demons and restore balance to my bank account.....

I have new handlebars today.....and new racing wheels to fit....

Bugger....

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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    gtvlusso wrote:
    It's true....I need to stop it now!

    Everytime I see a "new" piece of carbon kit thats a bit lighter or better in some special way...I need it.

    I have no idea why I need it - it is going onto a steel frame!

    Help me to fight my demons and restore balance to my bank account.....

    I have new handlebars today.....and new racing wheels to fit....

    Bugger....

    Sounds like you need a new carbon frame to attach the stuff to...

    Glad I could help 8)
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  • Mark Elvin
    Mark Elvin Posts: 997
    dhope wrote:
    Sounds like you need a new carbon frame to attach the stuff to...

    Glad I could help 8)

    Was about to say the same, the "cheap" chinese frames are very attractive.
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Mark Elvin wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    Sounds like you need a new carbon frame to attach the stuff to...

    Glad I could help 8)

    Was about to say the same, the "cheap" chinese frames are very attractive.

    GTV knew that was going to be the suggestion, he just wants someone else to say it first.
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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    dhope wrote:
    Mark Elvin wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    Sounds like you need a new carbon frame to attach the stuff to...

    Glad I could help 8)

    Was about to say the same, the "cheap" chinese frames are very attractive.

    GTV knew that was going to be the suggestion, he just wants someone else to say it first.

    Bugger :(
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    gtvlusso wrote:

    I have new handlebars today.....and new racing wheels to fit....

    I NEED new handlebars . . . .

    My deep section FFWD wheels are a requirement for a slightly fat short man who doesn't race and not just bought because they are pretty. They also make a really nice swooooshing sound when (on the rare occasion) I ride them
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    I've stopped my wiggle/spending addiction in its tracks by starting a spending spreadsheet for 2011, if my costs go above what the train costs I have to stop..
  • Butterd2
    Butterd2 Posts: 937
    ^^^^^

    I've not gone a far as a spreadsheet but roughly I figure if I spend less than my Travelcard would be, I enjoy spending money on bike stuff and I save time then it's all ok.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Greg T wrote:
    not just bought because they are pretty. They also make a really nice swooooshing sound when (on the rare occasion) I ride them

    This is *exactly* why I bought mine. It's what awesome sounds like.

    If you need new bars, have a look in the Sigma clearance shop. There were quite a few goodies in there when I last looked.
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    I'm done.


    ...maybe
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    N +1 GTV - its the Law
  • Vitessetortoise
    Vitessetortoise Posts: 53
    iPete wrote:
    I've stopped my wiggle/spending addiction in its tracks by starting a spending spreadsheet for 2011, if my costs go above what the train costs I have to stop..

    This is a great idea! Weekly travel card = £44, so by riding every week I've basically justified a whole heap of custom built Ti loveliness by next winter. Chapeau.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    I bought some cheap Fulcrum 7s for spares but then I thought, why have spare wheels when you can have a spare bike!

    :roll:

    Help me ............
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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.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Fitted new 3T team stem to my CF Ribble which hasn't moved from the back of the living room since Sept 2010.

    It's even sporting un-ridden wheelset and conti 4000s tyres.
    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.
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Vitessetortoise wrote:
    iPete wrote:
    I've stopped my wiggle/spending addiction in its tracks by starting a spending spreadsheet for 2011, if my costs go above what the train costs I have to stop..

    This is a great idea! Weekly travel card = £44, so by riding every week I've basically justified a whole heap of custom built Ti loveliness by next winter. Chapeau.

    Yes its a nice rule to have, especially when mine is £48.30 a week :twisted:
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    iPete wrote:
    Vitessetortoise wrote:
    iPete wrote:
    I've stopped my wiggle/spending addiction in its tracks by starting a spending spreadsheet for 2011, if my costs go above what the train costs I have to stop..

    This is a great idea! Weekly travel card = £44, so by riding every week I've basically justified a whole heap of custom built Ti loveliness by next winter. Chapeau.

    Yes its a nice rule to have, especially when mine is £48.30 a week :twisted:

    Crikey, I've just checked mine. £27.60 a week! Plus £42 a month to use the bus at the other end.

    I'm off to Wiggle. :)
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  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    Vitessetortoise wrote:
    iPete wrote:
    I've stopped my wiggle/spending addiction in its tracks by starting a spending spreadsheet for 2011, if my costs go above what the train costs I have to stop..

    This is a great idea! Weekly travel card = £44, so by riding every week I've basically justified a whole heap of custom built Ti loveliness by next winter. Chapeau.
    :idea: It's a bit OCD maybe but that prompted me into knocking a spreadsheet up. The daily fuel cost is easy to work out so all it needs to show is bike spending [everything - food, bits, bobs, stuff that I wouldn't have bought if I didn't have a bike] against fuel savings from days riding in. If it weren't for the tops & shorts I spotted in a sale last week I'd be up about £35 up at the minute, but it's standing at £3.85 profit. Need to improve that figure.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    £270 on petrol last month :shock:

    That's why my BMW 740i is no more, bloody thing had a bigger thirst than me.

    Diesel for the new car so far this month = £0 and it's done 400+ miles with over 150 left to go.

    :D
    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.
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    itboffin wrote:
    £270 on petrol last month :shock:

    That's why my BMW 740i is no more, bloody thing had a bigger thirst than me.

    Diesel for the new car so far this month = £0 and it's done 400+ miles with over 150 left to go.

    :D

    Good point.....

    I put £120 of diesel in the car 2 weeks ago - quarter of a tank left! Hoping it lasts this week!

    So, I guess that if I sell the car, I can have more upgrades (kinda knackers my wife and kids though.....)
  • Mr Dog
    Mr Dog Posts: 643
    I too have the virus. Seems most of my happiness is linked to carbon and lycra :oops:
    Why tidy the house when you can clean your bike?
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Gosh, so if I would have to pay £48.30 a week for the train & don't own a car that'd cost what, £100 a week all in all inc ok car? I can buy some serious carbon goodness... :twisted:
  • ste_
    ste_ Posts: 124
    I worked out my saving was £3k/annum changing the way I commute - I still pay over £3k for the bloody train but no longer drive to the station and pay parking or use the tube at the London end.

    The £3k saving has already been dented by £500 on 'completely necessary' bike bits and pieces that 'it was imperative' that I have.

    Still that leave me £2.5k to spend on carbon for the good bike... :D

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