bloke at work..y you spend that on a bike when you could get

Dr Avinuon

edhornby wrote:

600 pa for a virgin or about a grand for a david lloyd
last

Now that’s a lot to spend on a hooker

Chunkers1980

especially as a virgin is one use only, why would you want them for a year?

tenfoot

It could be worse. You could have spent that money on golf clubs.

Rankles

My boss drives a V12 Vantage. He gets it.

Ryan Jones

Rankles wrote:

My boss drives a V12 Vantage. He's got AA membership.

Joking aside though, it's simply not worth the hassle trying to justify why you spent however much on a decent bike to somebody who's ignorant enough to ask the question. Tell them to ride their cheapo special then hire out a proper bike to ride the same trail then ask if they want to know why you spent that much

Thewaylander

My one is smash a landy down a DH track big ass drop off and see how much work it needs at the bottom... My bike doesn't then the monkey at the office shuts up as he likes off road driving.

But as most say people find value it what they like to do.

SPIRO

Because life is short and you cant take it (money) with you. Provided you can afford it why not spend it on things that give you enjoyment now.

diy

I tend to justify mine in terms of gym membership. That was until I spent more on bikes than gym membership. Now I justify it on the basis that it might reduce the chances of me having a heart attack (both my dad and my brother have had them).

£1,200 is not a lot on a bike. I reckon I spend that a year on bits and bobs. When you first get in to cycling you think people are crazy to spend £5K on a bike. There probably is a point where cost out ways the extra benefit., as with all things. A £500 camera lens is probably almost as good as one costing £2K. But if you are in to your photography, its going to be the difference between brilliant and good. Just the same for bikes, cars etc.

mr joey

does it make you a cup of tea! does it tell you the time! i got it from mates at work when i shelled out £1100 for my heckler frame but brindlescoops sumed it up perfectly for me well said!!

Daz555

BrindleScoops wrote:

So your average work bloke who goes up the pub on a Saturday and spends £20 on Ale, smokes 10 a day, suddenly its £48 a week. Plus a few quid in the fruity, so lets say £55 a week. Thats £3025 a year to slowly kill yourself. makes a £2.5k full susser which is free to use once you have it and has resale value look pretty cheap, I reckon (that was my justification anyway).

You logic collapses in the face of the riders who splash their dosh on beer and fruities AND then splurge 3k on a full bouncer.

sigorman85

lol update he has put his notice iin at work ......brilliant

LaurenceGough

delcol wrote:

the one i used to laugh at the most is
" you can get a suspension bike for £80 from asda ,tesco or jjb"
i always said well go out and buy one then i will take you mountain biking with me and if you can keep up with me on that bike and it still be in one peice at the bottom of the run then i will give the money back you paid for the bike..
that usually worked..

The best suggestion in this thread .

They've never tried a decent bike so they wouldn't know the difference between those cheap pogo sticks with two wheels and decent bikes.

Biking - A hell of a lot of fun while getting fit and enjoying many views. Who needs boring gym membership when you have forests and trails out there to be ripped upon!

SUPERSUTT

is he fat and smells of stale smoke if he does he sound like the same guy i have at my work place he also must spend about £5 each day in the snacks machine on crisps ,chocalate bars and pies and wonders why his wife left him for a slimmer fitter man. i just tell them i look fooking good in a suit i dont have to buy my clothes from jacomocos the money i save from cycling to work i can spend on top brands and have them fitted.

sigorman85

brilliant mate .....and yess this is the guy 100 percent lol

bails87

SUPERSUTT wrote:

the money i save from cycling

I'm sorry, I don't understand, cycling saves money? :?

peat

I wouldn't even bother justifying it tbh. You don't have too.

I race karts so spav alot of money on that (MTB is my secondry hobby so tend to think about purchases alot harder) and get the same old guff. 'How much for a season!? How much for a <insert generic bit of kit>???

I spend my money on things that i extract pleasure from (When man-hunting ranges are legalised, i'll be broke!) so it's nobody else's business.

styxd

the money i save from cycling to work i can spend on top brands and have them fitted.

You spend how much money on fitted suits from the top brands!?!?!

You could just get one from Tesco's or Matalan for far less money.

Has your wife left you for a more intelligent man?

craigw99

styxd wrote:

the money i save from cycling to work i can spend on top brands and have them fitted.

You spend how much money on fitted suits from the top brands!?!?!

You could just get one from Tesco's or Matalan for far less money.

Has your wife left you for a more intelligent man?

#

while you are there you could pick up a new bike.....

The Rookie

Funny, but the last 2 times I've been to cannock I've seen a group of guys on decent MTB's and someone on a supermarket clunker, both times I (moderately subtly) asked what they were doing on it, both times it was 'for a laugh and to see how long it lasts...)

My parents bought to cheap FS from the sunday papers, £99 for TWO delivered, (compared to £200 ea I guess that is a bargain!)...My Dad still rides his 3 years later round the village, when I suggest getting something better he points out that it wouldn't keep him as fit, and he has a full set of spare parts in my Mums bike!