The "I should have left the credit card at home" thread

omri

Darkglasses wrote: »

Signed Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb jersey arrived today, bought via their FB competition. They were auctioning off 102 of them, for charity (German youth cycling...so yeah, not exactly Oxfam).

It was a pretty generous deal, my bid was a bit less than the retail price in the webshop, and they paid the postage and 19% tax. Delighted with that. Hoping to mount it on the wall somehow.

Did you get a supply of "zhe german engineering for your hair" with it ? ... and your left sock is not fit as good as the other one

lennymc

Darkglasses wrote: »

Signed Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb jersey arrived today, bought via their FB competition. They were auctioning off 102 of them, for charity (German youth cycling...so yeah, not exactly Oxfam).

It was a pretty generous deal, my bid was a bit less than the retail price in the webshop, and they paid the postage and 19% tax. Delighted with that. Hoping to mount it on the wall somehow.

I have the same socks.

comete

Ordered a MTB a few weeks ago, got a call from the shop to say its ready for collection today.

Ordered a new road frameset, got a call from the courier to say its with concierge in my apartment.

In most situations that would be great news, however I need to face herself with two new bikes she doesn't know about this evening.

I reckon I may be hospitalised with a bike wrapped around my head this eve, question is, will it be a road, track, cx, or MTB?

eeeee

Darkglasses wrote: »

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Hoping to mount it on the wall somehow.

Make a flat cardboard body (slightly too big), pull jersey over it, mount in box frame, et voilá, mounted jersey

Darkglasses

gadetra wrote: »

Make a flat cardboard body (slightly too big), pull jersey over it, mount in box frame, et voilá, mounted jersey

For now I've just put it on a vaguely torso-shaped box and put it on a shelf, at some point I'll do something like that though

Voila

Einstein?

Got some shimano shoes and first set of SPD pedals from CRC

magicbastarder

comete wrote: »

In most situations that would be great news, however I need to face herself with two new bikes she doesn't know about this evening.

pretend you don't know a thing about them, and spend half an hour in her earshot shouting into a phone pretending to argue with someone about these items you did not order. then just shrug your shoulders and mutter 'the ball is in their court'. and start building the frame up.

tigerboon

comete wrote: »

In most situations that would be great news, however I need to face herself with two new bikes she doesn't know about this evening.

Just dirty the MTB up a bit and just put it in the hallway. Wait until/if she mentions it. Play the "that's being there for ages, look at the state of it" card. if she believes you, great. If not, it's ready to jump on and hightail it out the door

Rogue-Trooper

comete wrote: »

In most situations that would be great news, however I need to face herself with two new bikes she doesn't know about this evening.

To be fair, you only need to explain ONE new bike and a replacement spare part - it's all about how you position it. Just practice in front of the mirror saying in a casual and dismissive way 'Sure the frameset is the cheapest part of a bike.....' :cool:

Anyway, as a wise man said on here recently, it's always easier to look for forgiveness than to look for permission!

AstraMonti

Hide it. Then in a few weeks time when she ll notice it just reply that you had it for aaaaaaages.

Raam

"It's my money, I'll spend it how I like".
Try that line. If she gives you grief, then I guess it's just not meant to be with you two.
After the breakup you will still have your two new bikes. Good times.

Beasty

Christ - my wife never knew about any of my bike purchases - she knows I have a few in the garage and at various other locations around the globe, but she has very little idea as to how, or indeed when, they got there (or indeed what Di2 or powermeters are, let alone how much these things cost)

:pac:

Weepsie

Beasty wrote: »

Christ - my wife never knew about any of my bike purchases - she knows I have a few in the garage and at various other locations around the globe, but she has very little idea as to how, or indeed when, they got there (or indeed what Di2 or powermeters are, let alone how much these things cost)

:pac:

Around the Globe??

Beasty

Weepsie wrote: »

Around the Globe??

I like to spread my wares around

OK, maybe the wording adopted was more for effect, as I only currently have bikes in 3 separate locations although I would plan on boosting one of my offshore "fleets" before too long. Will probably get another couple when I buy the next holiday home in the Caribbean or Asia Pac region as well:p

comete

comete

Managed to hide the other one, for now...

mossym

Beasty wrote: »

Christ - my wife never knew about any of my bike purchases - she knows I have a few in the garage and at various other locations around the globe, but she has very little idea as to how, or indeed when, they got there (or indeed what Di2 or powermeters are, let alone how much these things cost)

:pac:

my wife knows what my PM cost. it floored her more than any other purchase, mainly as she didn't understand it.

that was until she realised i spent as much on a disc wheel...a single wheel. that blew her mind altogether.

bikes she'd accept most anything. it's when a single component costs more than what she sees as expensive for a bike she flips.

godtabh

mossym wrote: »

my wife knows what my PM cost. it floored her more than any other purchase, mainly as she didn't understand it.

that was until she realised i spent as much on a disc wheel...a single wheel. that blew her mind altogether.

bikes she'd accept most anything. it's when a single component costs more than what she sees as expensive for a bike she flips.

I bought a fish tank once. My wife found out how much it cost. It cost more than her wedding dress. She will never find out how much my bikes cost or how much I spend on bike stuff after the reaction to that!

shaka

This thread is doing me no good. There is a lovely Focus winking at me every time I'm in Kilmallock Cycles . In recently and I was trying to figure out how much was left on credit card and how to explain it.

Only got my present defy advanced last year

Beasty

mossym wrote: »

my wife knows what my PM cost. it floored her more than any other purchase, mainly as she didn't understand it.

that was until she realised i spent as much on a disc wheel...a single wheel. that blew her mind altogether.

bikes she'd accept most anything. it's when a single component costs more than what she sees as expensive for a bike she flips.

Haha! Now have 4 disc wheels, 2 five spoke front track wheels and 7 PMs (with another on order)


(I think:o)

mossym

Beasty wrote: »

Haha! Now have 4 disc wheels, 2 five spoke front track wheels and 7 PMs (with another on order)


(I think:o)

thank god i've no interest in track. 3 sets of road wheels and a disc is more than enough. having to have more wheels for the track and i'd need a bigger shed

Lusk_Doyle

Raam wrote: »

"It's my money, I'll spend it how I like".
Try that line. If she gives you grief, then I guess it's just not meant to be with you two.
After the breakup you will still have your two new bikes. Good times.

One of us must be adopted for that first line is shocking!

Lusk_Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

I like to spread my wares around

OK, maybe the wording adopted was more for effect, as I only currently have bikes in 3 separate locations although I would plan on boosting one of my offshore "fleets" before too long. Will probably get another couple when I buy the next holiday home in the Caribbean or Asia Pac region as well:p

It's tough for those of us with other bikes around Europe indeed!

stecleary

Lads there's a serious amount of I hope the wife don't find out going on here. Sort it out. Spend your money as you see fit just make sure the bills are paid first. Of all else fails sell the wife and buy more bikes

Raam

stecleary wrote: »

Lads there's a serious amount of I hope the wife don't find out going on here. Sort it out. Spend your money as you see fit just make sure the bills are paid first. Of all else fails sell the wife and buy more bikes

Indeed. Treat yourself, if you can afford it and if you want to. Nothing wrong with that. No need to feel guilty about it. If someone gives you grief after that... well why don't they want you to be happy?

godtabh

stecleary wrote: »

Lads there's a serious amount of I hope the wife don't find out going on here. Sort it out. Spend your money as you see fit just make sure the bills are paid first. Of all else fails sell the wife and buy more bikes

I think most of it is in gest

Lusk_Doyle

stecleary wrote: »

Lads there's a serious amount of I hope the wife don't find out going on here. Sort it out. Spend your money as you see fit just make sure the bills are paid first. Of all else fails sell the wife and buy more bikes

It's not "your" money. It's "our" money. The bit that she knows about anyway!

Beasty

Bottom line - she's entitled to half the debt I've taken on to fund all purchases so she has no grounds for complaint here.....

mossym

luckily the bike gear is relatively cheap compared to home cinema gear. that's my saving grace

magicbastarder

my wife's interest is in horseriding. for anyone whose partner balks at the cost of bikes, just get them interested in horseriding. they'll never be able to complain about the cost of bikes again.

OldBean

Darkglasses wrote: »

Signed Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb jersey arrived today, bought via their FB competition. They were auctioning off 102 of them, for charity (German youth cycling...so yeah, not exactly Oxfam).

It was a pretty generous deal, my bid was a bit less than the retail price in the webshop, and they paid the postage and 19% tax. Delighted with that. Hoping to mount it on the wall somehow.

Might require a little saving, but the guys in Hang Tough by Portobello do a really good job with this kind of thing.

smacl

Raam wrote: »

Indeed. Treat yourself, if you can afford it and if you want to. Nothing wrong with that. No need to feel guilty about it. If someone gives you grief after that... well why don't they want you to be happy?

My brother in-law spent €2k on a 2nd hand mountain bike recently. Once my wife heard her immediate response was that I should buy a new bike. Score! Of course I told her it would be at least €2.5k as no way was I going 2nd hand...

omri

smacl wrote: »

My brother in-law spent €2k on a 2nd hand mountain bike recently. Once my wife heard her immediate response was that I should buy a new bike. Score! Of course I told her it would be at least €2.5k as no way was I going 2nd hand...

Your wife should start a support group for other wives to help them understand...

oakley2097

When the support group starts can someone forward me details

the otherhalf doesn't understand why a new bike need new wheels

Raam

oakley2097 wrote: »

the otherhalf doesn't understand why a new bike need new wheels

That's her problem, not yours.

oakley2097

Yes, but I do have to live with her

The DA C50s are perfect for the propel...

Lusk_Doyle

oakley2097 wrote: »

Yes, but I do have to live with her

The DA C50s are perfect for the propel...

It's cool. Raam doesn't reapect his wife or her opinions. His world is different to yours!

oakley2097

She did agree to buy new shoes for the my bday - Black R171s so she cant be that bad

mossym

oakley2097 wrote: »

When the support group starts can someone forward me details

the otherhalf doesn't understand why a new bike need new wheels

she's a woman. she has either got multiple shoes, or multiple handbags. tell her when your # of bikes or # of wheelsets exceeds her # of bags she can complain...

Lusk_Doyle

mossym wrote: »

she's a woman. she has either got multiple shoes, or multiple handbags. tell her when your # of bikes or # of wheelsets exceeds her # of bags she can complain...

Have you just the one pair of shoes?

mossym

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Have you just the one pair of shoes?

Relative to how many pairs my wife has, then yes.

eeeee

mossym wrote: »

she's a woman. she has either got multiple shoes, or multiple handbags. tell her when your # of bikes or # of wheelsets exceeds her # of bags she can complain...

I don't even know where to start...:rolleyes:

rollingscone

gadetra wrote: »

I don't even know where to start...:rolleyes:

If she has more wheelsets than you, you're probably winning at life.

Shoes and bags are useless unless they're cycling specific.

eeeee

rollingscone wrote: »

If she has more wheelsets than you, you're probably winning at life.

Shoes and bags are useless unless they're cycling specific.

The biggest consideration is are ye the same size so you can steal all new things for your own use :P*

On a side note unless it's coming out of your family's mouths why does it matter how you spend your money?



*An ex of mine bought a nicer bike than I had at the time on his bike to work scheme, and hardly ever rode it. So I used to take it out for spins when he was out. :cool: :eek:

omri

gadetra wrote: »

*An ex of mine bought a nicer bike than I had at the time on his bike to work scheme, and hardly ever rode it. So I used to take it out for spins when he was out. :cool: :eek:

This is pure evil

eeeee

omri wrote: »

This is pure evil

He never even knew! (I did tell him later) And it made the bike so happy. That's the important thing, they get very depressed if they don't get out and about. It was a charitable act :P

Lusk_Doyle

gadetra wrote: »

The biggest consideration is are ye the same size so you can steal all new things for your own use :P*

On a side note unless it's coming out of your family's mouths why does it matter how you spend your money?



*An ex of mine bought a nicer bike than I had at the time on his bike to work scheme, and hardly ever rode it. So I used to take it out for spins when he was out. :cool: :eek:

I used to do that with my brother's bike. Used to. Yes that's right. Good thing he ain't on here!

godtabh

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I used to do that with my brother's bike. Used to. Yes that's right. Good thing he ain't on here!

Your secret is safe here

stecleary

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I used to do that with my brother's bike. Used to. Yes that's right. Good thing he ain't on here!

And screen grab for tomorrow night. Assuming he's ever allowed out again

mossym

gadetra wrote: »

I don't even know where to start...:rolleyes:

probably best not to


it was in the tone of the rest of the messages, firmly tongue in cheek. however it wasn't meant to offend, so i've deleted it.

i did show it to my wife before i deleted it though and the response was ah FFS what's the big deal.