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£6000 pay rise.

alanparsonsalanparsons Posts: 529
edited April 2013 in Road buying advice
Just got a promotion at work.
Comes with £6K* pay rise, please suggest some totally unnessesary cycling puchases for me.
*This will equate to approx £350 per month extra to spend on tat and toys.
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  • velohuttsvelohutts Posts: 288
    colnago master with super record , sorted.
    Enigma Esprit Di2 - Go tI ! Summer !
  • pkripperpkripper Posts: 652
    powertap wheel.

    and some chicken nuggets.
  • alanparsonsalanparsons Posts: 529
    pkripper wrote:
    powertap wheel.

    and some chicken nuggets.
    6,9 or 20 ??
    What dip ??
  • pkripperpkripper Posts: 652
    alanparsons wrote:
    pkripper wrote:
    powertap wheel.

    and some chicken nuggets.
    6,9 or 20 ??
    What dip ??


    One powertap will be fine.
  • andy_wrxandy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Something small from Rapha, perhaps a cap or neck cowl, should take care of most of your £6k...
  • housemunkeyhousemunkey Posts: 237
    velohutts wrote:
    colnago master with super record , sorted.

    this............is the dream
    Look 566 viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12892775&p=18015091#p18015091

    Feedback viewtopic.php?f=40046&t=12899231
  • mallorcajeffmallorcajeff Posts: 1,489
    Put it in the bank. Boring but the worlds still so close collapse i would save it.
  • me-109me-109 Posts: 1,730
    Well done you, Sir! That's not to be sniffed at and does at least feel like a pay rise. How's about a new turbo with sensors etc to work with that Powertap and some downloaded video stuff to get that on-road ride without leaving the comfort of home. Might be perfect if Summer goes like Spring is/has.
  • on-yer-bikeon-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    Sad
    Pegoretti
    Colnago
    Cervelo
    Campagnolo
  • GrillGrill Posts: 5,610
    Lightweights.[/thread]
    English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg
  • nochekmatenochekmate Posts: 3,460
    mallorcajeff wrote:
    Put it in the bank. Boring but the worlds still so close collapse i would save it.

    Is it raining in Mallorca today or something? :lol:
  • davieseedaviesee Posts: 6,386
    alanparsons wrote:
    Just got a promotion at work.
    Comes with £6K* pay rise, please suggest some totally unnessesary cycling puchases for me.
    *This will equate to approx £350 per month extra to spend on tat and toys.
    Something to do with a project?

    Those of a certain era will get that. I think? :wink:

    PS:- No more Colnago Masters. They are supposed to be rare don't you know? :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • goonzgoonz Posts: 3,106
    Am I the only one that finds the bragging a tad boring?

    I'd probably pay off more of the mortgage myself.
    Scott Speedster S20 Roadie for Speed
    Specialized Hardrock MTB for Lumps
    Specialized Langster SS for Ease
    Cinelli Mash Bolt Fixed for Pain
    n+1 is well and truly on track
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  • LegendLustLegendLust Posts: 1,022
    alanparsons wrote:
    Just got a promotion at work.
    Comes with £6K* pay rise, please suggest some totally unnessesary cycling puchases for me.
    *This will equate to approx £350 per month extra to spend on tat and toys.

    I blame Thatcher
    Selling my Legend frame
    http://owningalegend.wordpress.com/2014 ... ced-price/
  • davieseedaviesee Posts: 6,386
    goonz wrote:
    Am I the only one that finds the bragging a tad boring?

    I'd probably pay off more of the mortgage myself.
    Mortgage? :twisted:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • sloppyschleckondssloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    goonz wrote:
    Am I the only one that finds the bragging a tad boring?

    I'd probably pay off more of the mortgage myself.

    I'd spend most of it on women, alcohol and bikes.

    Anything left I'd squander.
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • VTechVTech Posts: 4,736
    Spend £1000 and put the rest in an isa.
    Living MY dream.
  • davieseedaviesee Posts: 6,386
    VTech wrote:
    Spend £1000 and put the rest in an isa.
    Watching that whopping 3% growth get swallowed up by inflation will be just such fun! :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • VTechVTech Posts: 4,736
    daviesee wrote:
    VTech wrote:
    Spend £1000 and put the rest in an isa.
    Watching that whopping 3% growth get swallowed up by inflation will be just such fun! :wink:

    There is that but if you have available funds to spare you would be better off saving for a rainy day (it rains a lot in Europe) or knocking it off a mortgage, I took the thought that the OP didnt have a mortgage as most would just knock the extra off the balance for an earlier, easier retirement.
    Living MY dream.
  • rolf_frolf_f Posts: 16,015
    goonz wrote:
    Am I the only one that finds the bragging a tad boring?

    I'd probably pay off more of the mortgage myself.

    Surely vulgar rather than boring? :lol:
    Faster than a tent.......
  • VTechVTech Posts: 4,736
    Most people get super excited when they get a pay rise so I wouldnt say he was bragging, if he has spare cash then thats great and all the power to him.
    Living MY dream.
  • kingofthetailwindkingofthetailwind Posts: 575
    I got a 50% pay rise late last year (More of an indication of how incrediby sh*t my salary was before, than a reason to brag about how much I earn now!) but appear to be just as broke by the end of the month. Any link between this and the start of my cycling obsession is purely coincidental. (If my fiancee asks)
  • VTechVTech Posts: 4,736
    Stupot101 wrote:
    I got a 50% pay rise late last year (More of an indication of how incrediby sh*t my salary was before, than a reason to brag about how much I earn now!) but appear to be just as broke by the end of the month. Any link between this and the start of my cycling obsession is purely coincidental. (If my fiancee asks)

    Everyone is normally in the same position, we tend to live to just above our means meaning we want more than we can afford.
    A £100k pay rise wouldnt be enough.
    Living MY dream.
  • limoneboylimoneboy Posts: 480
    I would spend it on travel to all mountains and countries which are on my must ride bucket list , 6k in equipement after all will be worth 60% less in a years time but the memories of stevilo etc will last forever :D
    last month wilier gt -this month ? bh rc1
  • VTechVTech Posts: 4,736
    limoneboy wrote:
    I would spend it on travel to all mountains and countries which are on my must ride bucket list , 6k in equipement after all will be worth 60% less in a years time but the memories of stevilo etc will last forever :D

    where would you go ?
    i find travel the best thing anyone can do for memories.
    Living MY dream.
  • davieseedaviesee Posts: 6,386
    VTech wrote:
    where would you go ?
    i find travel the best thing anyone can do for memories.
    6k = long holiday.
    Ferry to Belguim. Do the Classics. Then to Italy through the Alps.
    Chuck in Grossglockner and maybe a few others to get to Stelvio etc.
    Milan - San Remo.
    Ventoux and the Massive Central then through the Pyrenees to the Atlantic.
    Ferry back.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • thegreatdividethegreatdivide Posts: 5,626
    daviesee wrote:
    VTech wrote:
    where would you go ?
    i find travel the best thing anyone can do for memories.
    6k = long holiday.
    Ferry to Belguim. Do the Classics. Then to Italy through the Alps.
    Chuck in Grossglockner and maybe a few others to get to Stelvio etc.
    Milan - San Remo.
    Ventoux and the Massive Central then through the Pyrenees to the Atlantic.
    Ferry back.

    Preferably not on a Colnago Master though.
  • davieseedaviesee Posts: 6,386
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    Preferably not on a Colnago Master though.
    Definitely on the Master! :P
    Pack light, wash as you go, credit card tourism.
    Done a week in the SW of England that way on a racer before.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • sloppyschleckondssloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    VTech wrote:
    limoneboy wrote:
    but the memories of stevilo etc will last forever :D

    where would you go ?

    Whooooooooooooosh
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • rolf_frolf_f Posts: 16,015
    VTech wrote:
    Stupot101 wrote:
    I got a 50% pay rise late last year (More of an indication of how incrediby sh*t my salary was before, than a reason to brag about how much I earn now!) but appear to be just as broke by the end of the month. Any link between this and the start of my cycling obsession is purely coincidental. (If my fiancee asks)

    Everyone is normally in the same position, we tend to live to just above our means meaning we want more than we can afford.
    A £100k pay rise wouldnt be enough.

    Actually I don't. A pay rise just means my rate of saving increases. I might spend a little more but it makes almost no difference to my outgoings. Makes for far more financial contentment than people who earn far more than me!
    Faster than a tent.......
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