Sold my Winter Bike for an Edge 500. Good deal?

macleod113

Well, i got my new Trek 2.1 via cycle to work last week and im looking to be a bit more serious on the bike this year. i got the look of 'why do you need two bikes' from the other half so decided to sell up my old Ribble.

i cant believe it sold on Fleabay in less than 6 hours but im happy. i got a reasonable price.

dont tell the OH but most of the funds have just gone to Wiggle for a Red/Black Garmin Edge 500. im hoping the stats will help me lose the winter timber and get more from my rides.

what would you prefer N+1 or the edge (which i can hide easier)?

cheers

simon_masterson

I would never want to be without a second bike, but I absolutely would not part with one for an overpriced computer.

Crispyapp

So you sold the main winter training tool that's gonna help you shift winter lbs and get you fitter for when you want to become a more serious rider. If you wanted to be more serious on the bike then you should of kept your winter hack, got out and put the miles in and then come spring you would be or should be in Alot better shape for the spring summer miles on your new trek. Personally I think your mad. The garmin 500 will still be available in 3 months, however if the weather is still crap for the next 3 months are you telling us your going to ride your shiny new bike through salt laced roads???

Good luck with the GPS. What you gonna do now go running with it?

cougie

Definitely the second bike.

You don't need a gps. It won't get you fitter or faster. Only riding the bike will do that for you.

One nice bike. One old bike set up for winter. That's the minimum. I bet your wife has more than one coat/dress/handbag ?

lc1981

It depends on the bike, obviously.

simon_masterson

cougie wrote:

Definitely the second bike.

You don't need a gps. It won't get you fitter or faster. Only riding the bike will do that for you.

One nice bike. One old bike set up for winter. That's the minimum. I bet your wife has more than one coat/dress/handbag ?

That.

Everyone who commutes should have a backup bike anyway. Punctures may be an easy fix; bottom brackets, wheel axles and even freewheels and the like not so much!

macleod113

i agree with the general point. sadly i cannot hide a second bike and the edge will be easily hidden.

i do have a turbo in the garage which i will and have happily trundled along on for dull minute after minute when the weather is sour.

the new bike is great and i dont have a problem getting it covered in crud as i'll have the chance to clean her up again.

plus.... i can always work on the mrs over the year and get a newer winter hack with my bonus if i am allowed (yes its easier to let her think she wears the trousers, coz she does )

john1967

Well done..your right the edge will give you more than a 2nd bike especially if you can run to HR+cadence sensor.getting a computer improved my riding no end and i woudnt worry about salt,I've allways had 1 bike and strangely enough not 1 of them has corroded into dust.

slowandsteady

Never really understood the need for a winter bike. If you cycle enough in the winter to wear parts out you should be congratulated and your treat should be new upgraded components come spring time.

Well, thats my plan anyway.

Bozman

I've got the winter bike and money for the Garmin edge, i'm really thinking about getting one but i'm finding it hard to justify the money. Do i need heart rate and cadence? A £35 Cateye strada seems to do enough, add my iphone with Cyclemeter and i think that i've got all i need.

I'll still probably end up with one by the end of the week.

Froomes Edgar

Bozman wrote:

I've got the winter bike and money for the Garmin edge, i'm really thinking about getting one but i'm finding it hard to justify the money. Do i need heart rate and cadence? A £35 Cateye strada seems to do enough, add my iphone with Cyclemeter and i think that i've got all i need.

I'll still probably end up with one by the end of the week.

"need" is such an odd word for a £150 bike computer

Lumpy Roads

I know this is contrary to a lot of the responses you have received, however, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Like you, when I have been boring myself silly in the garage on the turbo, the only thing that has kept me going is watching my heart rate respond to the effort I am putting in. Then after I have showered following workout or ride, uploading the information to garmin connect, which also acts as motivation, because you will not want any "blank" days on your calendar. It does so much more than tell you how fast you are going and where you've been. You haven't blundered.

wishitwasallflat

Sufferfest and HR Cadence and n+1

Froomes Edgar

General tip here - the best time to ask for advice is BEFORE you do something, not after

macleod113

Froomes Edgar wrote:

General tip here - the best time to ask for advice is BEFORE you do something, not after

you are probably right here but hey ho.

yes its a heck of a lot of money for a computer but i see it as a trade not a purchase. thats how i justify it to myself anyway.

now just to get the new tyres and carbon seatpost on the quiet....

Mikey23

Your relationship obviously but not sure that lies and deceit are routes I would wish to take ...

Finlaz22

Slowandsteady wrote:

Never really understood the need for a winter bike. If you cycle enough in the winter to wear parts out you should be congratulated and your treat should be new upgraded components come spring time.

Well, thats my plan anyway.

^^^ exactly. If you look after your bike then there's really not a great need for a winter bike. Especially as the OP can train in his living room when it takes his fancy

Bordersroadie

MacLeod113 wrote:

. i got the look of 'why do you need two bikes' from the other half so decided to sell up my old Ribble.

It would take more than just a perplexed look by my wife to make me part with any of my bikes.

In the tradition of n+1 I realised that by commuting through winter I was trashing my (rather too nice) winter road bike because I just didn't have time to clean it as well as I should* so I got some rigid forks and some 28c Gatorskins for an old lightweight v-braked MTB which goes great and gets no TLC apart from plenty of lubing.

* this is really the point (for me) of having a winter hack. i.e. the fact that if you have a life outside cycling you probably don't really have time to properly wash and re-lube a decent bike after every single wet/dirty/salty ride. If you commute daily and/or train several times a week, it's ideal to have a bike that can suffer some degree of neglect. All you guys that say "just clean it", try doing that six days a week, when on most of these days you arrive back in the dark and possibly ice/snow and you need to get into the house and see your family etc etc.

The point is I could justify to my wife three road bikes (and I do!) never mind two!

I've got an Edge 500 too and find it an invaluable tool for motivation and of course for my second life as a Strava addict, but there is no way I'd have one over a winter bike. Even with the cadence/HRM and all, the turbo is as boring as hell and I'd always rather be on the road, dark/cold/wet or not.

Camus

MacLeod113 wrote:

i agree with the general point. sadly i cannot hide a second bike and the edge will be easily hidden.

i do have a turbo in the garage which i will and have happily trundled along on for dull minute after minute when the weather is sour.

the new bike is great and i dont have a problem getting it covered in crud as i'll have the chance to clean her up again.

plus.... i can always work on the mrs over the year and get a newer winter hack with my bonus if i am allowed (yes its easier to let her think she wears the trousers, coz she does )

Don't know why you have to hide things from your S/O, not really my place to say but if I was hiding stuff from my partner I'd wonder what I was doing in the relationship in the first place, deceit's not healthy. Anyhow if I was in your position I would probably have kept the second bike and just bought a cheaper cycle computer that gave me basic info.

gezebo

Camus wrote:

MacLeod113 wrote:

Don't know why you have to hide things from your S/O, not really my place to say but if I was hiding stuff from my partner I'd wonder what I was doing in the relationship in the first place, deceit's not healthy. Anyhow if I was in your position I would probably have kept the second bike and just bought a cheaper cycle computer that gave me basic info.

Op- if you're happy then its a good deal... Although a bit late now to ask advice!

I hide things all the time, not sure what means about my relationship apart from I'm crap at hiding stuff as I always get found out!