Convincing the boss

ba

I am currently working in an office of 3, which includes myself. So my two colleagues are the directors, and i fancy myself a new bike, perhaps a cyclocross bike...
if the office pay for the bike, how do they recuperate the cost of the bike, which would be my main concern since i'll stretch out to €1000. and how does your salary feature in all this? can i nominate the bike shop?

and has anybody her egot experience with Stevens Cyclocross bikes?

thanks

douglastubbs

Tell them the employer prsi is saved on the amount paid for the bike. For example, 1000 at 10.75% is 107.50 saving for the company. Hope this helps

ba

douglastubbs wrote: »

Tell them the employer prsi is saved on the amount paid for the bike. For example, 1000 at 10.75% is 107.50 saving for the company. Hope this helps

so when my employer writes the cheque for €1000, how soon are they returned this amount?

LastGasp

That's up to you to agree it. Basically they pay for the bike, and deduct the cost of the bike from your pre-tax salary over say 10 months. So you save the tax on the 1000 by not getting paid it. The time frame is flexible.
Some info here http://www.wheelworxbikes.com/bike-to-work-scheme.php

DirkVoodoo

A lot of the Worc guys seem to be on Stevens bikes, and they know 'cross so I'm guessing they are good.

tomasrojo

ba wrote: »

so when my employer writes the cheque for €1000, how soon are they returned this amount?

I persuaded my bosses in my last job to take part in the Cycle to Work scheme but telling them they could deduct the entire cost of the bike from my pre-tax salary in one go.

I had savings at the time so it didn't really matter to me that it wiped out most of my income for that one month.

I think, given that there was a lag between them writing a cheque and Cycleways cashing it, that they were not left out of pocket for any time whatsoever.

Raam

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

A lot of the Worc guys seem to be on Stevens bikes, and they know 'cross so I'm guessing they are good.

Probably sponsored. They look awesome, if that's important to ya.

ednwireland

Raam wrote: »

Probably sponsored. They look awesome, if that's important to ya.

is there any other criteria Raam ?

Raam

ednwireland wrote: »

is there any other criteria Raam ?

I am disappointed that you had to ask that question.

ba

i suppose its a small concern... but mainly because the entry level stevens cyclocross is great value and can take mudguards. still not sure on all the white finishing kit...

i believe cyclogical will stock them soon...

Lumen

ba wrote: »

i suppose its a small concern... but mainly because the entry level stevens cyclocross is great value and can take mudguards.

I am admittedly not the best mechanic, but have found that attempting to run a racing cross bike as a winter commuter with rack and mudguards to be a bit of a faff. Aside from the hassle of taking all the stuff on and off before/after races, once the canti cables were set up at the perfect angle there was no space for the guards (at least at the rear). Also, I would run brakes for racing with greater rim clearance than for road use (or else they clog with grass), and without barrel adjusters this means loosening/tightening at the cable bolts which eventually munches up the cables.

I'm probably doing it all wrong...

manwithaplan

There's a Stevens bike parked in the bike rack at work regularly. I could lie in wait for the owner and pounce upon him to tell him that the internet wants to know if his bike is any good but I probably won't. I like though.