People who change their mind about their bike :)

Has anyone else noticed how some people on here get a bike (lets call it BIKE 'A') and post about it saying 'its amazing / best bike Ive ever ridden / I used to have xxxx high end bike and this is just so much better / rides perfectly / most comfortable / so much faster than my xxxx"
And then in the weeks after you get more things like 'that's same as mine, Ive got one of them, apart from ive got xxxx crank, enjoy, best bike ive ridden' and posting on other threads recommending BIKE 'A' cos its 'so fantastic, youve gotta ride one, I used to have a blah blah and before that a blah blah and this is just so much better, lighter, stiffer'
And then a good while later you get 'just bought a BIKE 'B', sold my BIKE 'A', when asked why they'll most likely say 'didnt get on with it' (so suddenly their whole opinion of what they said originally about BIKE 'A' is completely rubbished.... and then they go back to the first para I wrote, this time about BIKE 'B'.
No names mentioned, but I cant be the only one to mention these peckers
(Even if they dont mention the now sold BIKE 'A' saying 'didnt get on with it' you'll get the same drivel about their new bike, vastly overstating how nothing short of amazing it is compared to anything else they've ever had, so surely this new drivel includes BIKE 'A' as a reference point).
And then in the weeks after you get more things like 'that's same as mine, Ive got one of them, apart from ive got xxxx crank, enjoy, best bike ive ridden' and posting on other threads recommending BIKE 'A' cos its 'so fantastic, youve gotta ride one, I used to have a blah blah and before that a blah blah and this is just so much better, lighter, stiffer'
And then a good while later you get 'just bought a BIKE 'B', sold my BIKE 'A', when asked why they'll most likely say 'didnt get on with it' (so suddenly their whole opinion of what they said originally about BIKE 'A' is completely rubbished.... and then they go back to the first para I wrote, this time about BIKE 'B'.
No names mentioned, but I cant be the only one to mention these peckers

(Even if they dont mention the now sold BIKE 'A' saying 'didnt get on with it' you'll get the same drivel about their new bike, vastly overstating how nothing short of amazing it is compared to anything else they've ever had, so surely this new drivel includes BIKE 'A' as a reference point).
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C'mon pal, let's have some case studies.
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momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
No, not giving case studies, that would sound personal, which it aint, there's just a fair few people who do it and it makes me smile
Yeah but some people have a £2-3k bike, then rave about it, replace it with another £2-3k one a year later (or less!) and then same raving again... and then rave about each one... it just sounds like their 'raving on about' opinions from year before are completely rubbished. Its funny what people say.... and seeing as they use the same 'its so much smoother, lighter, better, stiffer' over such a short timescale (and bikes havent changed that much in a year) it just sounds like they're saying 'you know all the great stuff I said about BIKE 'A', well it was all lies, cos the new one Ive got has all those virtues far far more, in fact the other one I cant have been that impressed with, cos I changed it'.
Aint knocking people buying and chopping and changing at all! Its just funny the guff that people come out with
Phew, that rules me out. Yeah, fickle feckers
Probably mostly people trying to justify spending vast amounts on new bikes every five minutes. But I tend to think if you really like your bike, you'd keep it. I like my Look
sometimes it because some riders think by changing a bike, it will make them a better rider!
my other sport is sailing and i see it all the time. people spend thousands on new dinghys or change the type of dinghy, because they think it will make them a better sailor instead of practiceing the skills that will make them better sailors for free!!!!
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Yeah, same thing happens in cycling. Oh wait...
It's a forum, people say irrational things all the time! On a serious note i just smile when i hear people talk like that.
Am waiting for Cav to say how much better his dogma is than his venge was, now that will be a story
you been listening to me try and get another purchase past my wife...?
Tend to keep them, but all are good spec. Upgrades usually made when things wear out. I will get another bike, but it will be N+1, none of this N-1 then +1 rubbish. Need a bigger garage. How many spare wheelsets are too much ?
Now that's hard work, just like some folk putting in more miles on the bike. Some folk just like to move on with kit, I'd just rather keep my kit and get more !
'This is perfect for me, the perfect bike, its amazing' and somehow suddenly it caaaaaaant be, cos they say that about the next one.... so they always sound like they are dismissing they're own opinions of the las one they owned when they were so passionate about how brilliant it was!! Funny as
I honestly have never noticed this happen before.
Next time it happens, why don't you reply 'but what about the Caad 9 you were mercilessly banging on about six months ago.......' or whatever.
In fact, just link now to where it's gone on so we can all judge for ourselves.
Both my bikes are made up by myself so.i love them both equally. I bought my PX Nanolight & purposely had an entire Dura Ace grouping put on it with nice wheels & carbon parts - becuase i knew it would make me feel good riding it & it would perform reliably. I also knew i wouldn't need to buy/put together another 'best bike' for a long time. It is a reflection of todays obsession with consumerism more than anything really!!
Now where was that review of that thing i wanted to buy? ;-)
Ha! That is a wonderfully ironic post. Chapeau!
Anyone remember when every second post on here was 'get a Caad9'?
I guess what the OP is referring to is the tendency on this forum to 'over-trend' on something. See 'Derek at Wheelsmith' for another example. 'Planet X Model B's' was another. 'Fizik Microtex' another.
Nothing wrong with it. Amusing if anything. Sheep.
Back in 2007 when I was seeing a specialist as I had to have what turned out to thankfully be benign lumps removed from my chest, armpit and side which at the time caused me major worry, distress and lastly incredible pain after 2 operations in 5 months (still get pain now by the way) buying a new bike and trying to enjoy life is the last of my worries. I am sure there are other people who had far graver circs and beat it, perhaps not, but enjoy what they can, when they can rather than worry. Frankly, it is all irrelevant to good health.
Cheers.
If people wanna buy a bike every 3 months, 6 months, a year, whatever, I dont find that odd at all, not in the slightest. Buying bikes is great, appreciating them is great too, that wasnt what I was getting at. Anyone who wants to spend thousands and thousands of their money on something they love, good on them.
What I find odd is if people rave about a bike like its the best thing ever when they compare it to everything else they've owned, recommend it as such, and then get another one such a short time later and say the same about that one, that then surely that makes the previous one they raved about not what they cracked it up to be at all. Id understand if people were doing it over the jump from a £500 bike to a 3 grand one, but often this isnt the case.
--- edit --- The post I was sort of replying to was deleted just after I posted this!
I am hoping my next build, whenever that may be motors along nicely, but as said, the rider is usually the mitigating circs regarding the ride chosen.