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And - diplomatically - how did you get it past your OH? 😉
I haven't bought anything since eBaying my 1980s Bianchi early last year and I'm getting itchy feet - plus I've seen this tasty 70s racer that's sooooo tempting...
BTW, I have no intention of hora-fying my life, but 1.5 bikes just doesn't seem right.
Four days. She was keen because I've been threatening to buy a motorbike and by buying another bike instead it keeps me away from said dangerous motorbike.
May.
Brought it up to seven.
I have no other half
2.5 years! But I have scratched the motorbike itch more recently (about 1 year ago).
I really NEED a new bike.
About an hour!
I sold two 'inferior' bikes to get the cash for this, which was in a short-lived sale.
Will be my winter bike, hack, commuter, and maybe even some cross racing....
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OH was fine for it as a)we didn't have to outlay any more cash and b)we're 2 bikes done, and 1 bike up, so there's no storage/space issue.
Brought it up to seven.
Sounds reasonable. 😉
5 days ago. It was very cheap and will be used for commuting.
Saturday eve, one I've wanted for about 10 years. Just waiting for it to arrive.
Housemate doesn't know yet, but he's ok with 3 bikes so can't imagine another will be a problem.... 😕
camo16 - MemberBrought it up to seven.
Sounds reasonable.
Not really. Still need a cross bike (or two really if I'm going to race seriously) a proper DH bike, a little jump bike. Quite like the idea of a fixed road bike too...
About three months ago. A Brompton. 🙂
Almost 3 years.
I like your style, andrewh
That kind of - the correct term is quiver, right? - is totally out of my league though. 🙁
6 years - trek HT and still going strong.
About 6 months. Mrs Wachowchow loves it and uses it more than I do. (Kona Minute).
Surely, if you have to get it past your OH, you have the wrong OH?!?
Early last year, but about to buy again in the next few weeks, once I know/can find what I want.
Other half has a horse, funnily enough she [i]never[/i] brings up bike expenditure.
Two new frames this year. She takes no notice. HAd the Morewood in the kitchen a while back, she asked who owned it. "Me". "Oh, right".
Bought a new frame in March, just bought a fork this week
Haven't bought a complete bike for about 8 years
About a year ago, i started acquiring bits for this:
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Passed the other half as I was building it to ride the LEL on which I raised over £1500 (more than was spent on the bike) for charidee. Funded partially by selling my cheap old Ribble road bike.
Finally finished building my first full sus in August, had been buying bits since last Christmas.
OH doesn’t mind, as long as the bills are paid, my monies mine and hers is hers.
Full bike - about a year. Unless you count new wheels, fork, and full groupset for a frame I already had as a new bike...
I which case a month.
Though it was nearly hours as I looked at a commuter bike earlier today...
Road bike in Feb..."I'm buying this" I said, "cool" she replied.
~4 months, it was purely functional for commuting and that's how I sold it to the SO.
I've got at least two bikes I think I need to get shot of now plus a whole buch of parts, and I'm not sure it would be wise to acquire anything more until I've had a clear out and generated some revenue... CX bikes are calling though, I might just need to put that off till next summer, now is not the time to buy a new or used CX bike, prices will be at their peak given the current time of year...
1) about 3 hrs ago 🙂
2) it's for her not me 🙁
About 2.5 years, although I got a warranty replacement frame for my MTB last week, so that is like a free new bike.
But, I am feeling the need for a new road bike.
But, I am feeling the need for a new road bike.
Yeah, me too. 😀
I have to say in my OH's defence that she's not against the idea of a new bike, she doesn't want me to accumulate or clutter the house is all. I understand that totally, but it doesn't stop the yearning for new tasty wheels...
Me, ohhh about 4 weeks ago, bought a new CX bike for a dabble at racing it and some smooth Hants/SthDowns hackathons.. it is rather cool I must say 8) MrsBouy can go stuff herself if she thinks she has any objections to any of my purchases 😀
I haven't ridden my Vespa in 5 mths so I think I'll sell that, toying with the idea of a Ducati Monster or a Diesel Smart Fortwo.. undecided...
Bought SB95 in June. I'd sold my Mega 2 years ago to fund our jump to a new life in the Oil and Gas industry. So how could she object? I spent 2 years on an Inbred which is a nice bike but I've been fully suspended since I bought an LTS in 1996!
Actual whole bikes or bits?
if it's whole bikes then it's just over 6 years. If it's parts then about 6 weeks. Didn't need to try and explain it away as it was a birthday present.
End of March,
It was free, so no [i]getting it by the mrs needed[/i]
We get a bike to work voucher paid for by work as part of the staff benefits package 😀
Normally a one in one out rule applies which limits the number you can own, but because it was free I didn't have to get rid one of the others when I came, so now the number I own has gone up..
Therefore if/when it goes I can get another without getting rid of any of the others...
The fact a £500 BTW bike can over time turn into a £?000's of carbon Turner Tzar doesn't matter.
One in one out...
the last *bike* I bought was four years ago.
About 12 months ago I built up a new bike by buying all the bits second hand and putting it together myself 🙂
Full bike, years ago. Separate bits? Well I just picked up a frame this week for the next build 🙂
Don't tend to buy bikes, just pick up frames, wheels, forks, parts whenever I see something I want for a decent price. Latest parts arrived this morning destined for a 29er XC race bike project. I then break bikes up and build others up from the parts bin when I have the time. I think my wife trusts me to keep it all sensible and not spend a fortune 🙂 I do probably have enough stuff for about a dozen complete bike builds though, and a CX is definitely on the want list!
she doesn't want me to accumulate or clutter the house is all
I have a lot of sizeable boxes in the loft 🙂
Months. The introduction of 650B has made me decide to get max life out of everything.
I've bought 3 this year (but none for a good while before): Whyte T129 works, a custom build Croix de Fer and a Triumph Bonneville T100. I've sold a Pace Rc200, a Lemond Alpes D'Huez, an Orange 5 and a Triumph Tiger 800. We are counting motorcycles, aren't we?
May I see a pic of the bonnie please?
Never had a motorbike, but that's the one I want.
Couple of months for a complete bike (Kona Minute thanks to the PSA on here) was commuter/kiddie carrier and I broke down my Big Slicked, Alfined Rigid MTB commuter to make way for it.
Bits.... Picked up my new Bargain Hope brakes from Halfords on Tuesday for the "Triggers Broom" MTB
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this about 5 months ago, rode it to work today.... awaiting creepy dark ride back on unlit lanes 😯
Tuesday, bikewise.
Wednesday, bitswise. 🙂
monday but it was bottom bracket and tyres, replacements for knackered items. Haven't bought anything none-consumable for a while
(tho granted in mtb pretty much everything could be classed as consumables)
I can't remember/haven't been counting
nbt - Member
the last *bike* I bought was four years ago.About 12 months ago I built up a new bike by buying all the bits second hand and putting it together myself
That's how I roll, and I sell the old bits to justify the cost to MrsR. I've built practically a new bike in the last 6 months and she's none the wiser.
I've not bought a full new bike for about 15 years. Always been get a frame and bolt on the old bits and upgrade bits over time.
Whathaveisaidnow is obviously a kindred spirit. Dang nice Coppi there, dude. 😀
Whathaveisaidnow is obviously a kindred spirit. Dang nice Coppi there, dude.
Cheers, go retro, you won't regret it, I love it and,... lots of whoooo nice bike mate, which is nice.
Bought a road bike about 4 months, first full bike purchase in about 8 years. She wasn't happy, but sold my commuter to help justify it.
Then last week built up a singlespeed rigid mtb in my loft (she doesn't go up there you see), using an old frame and a spare set of wheels that i'd recently replaced on my hardtail (again she doesn't know about that). I'm not sure if she knows about the latest build or not yet.
April 25th - my birthday. New commuter.
5 years since I bought a road bike.
5 years since I bought a mountain bike (though the one I have now is 9 years old)
I really [b][i][u]REALLY[/u][/i][/b] need a lottery win soon! 😳
darryl1983 - MemberBought a road bike about 4 months, first full bike purchase in about 8 years. She wasn't happy, but sold my commuter to help justify it.
Then last week built up a singlespeed rigid mtb in my loft (she doesn't go up there you see), using an old frame and a spare set of wheels that i'd recently replaced on my hardtail (again she doesn't know about that). I'm not sure if she knows about the latest build or not yet.
This is no way to live. 😆
Then last week built up a singlespeed rigid mtb in my loft (she doesn't go up there you see), using an old frame and a spare set of wheels that i'd recently replaced on my hardtail (again she doesn't know about that). I'm not sure if she knows about the latest build or not yet.
I once hid a full bike under a double bed we were sleeping in, it was a gift for her, but all the same it worked
I don't have a loft or under bed space. 🙁 😀
No man cave? Sort that out!
just sold my spicy and jump bike "only have the one now " a cotic bfe im trying to do till next spring with one do it all bike - going well so far but find myself looking at the Norco sight a lot - must stop
20 years ago!
1993 Rockhopper comp, bit like this one:
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I've bought a couple of new frames+forks since though.
I don't buy bikes just bits and frames, a bit like Trigger's broom my bikes constantly evolve.
No man cave? Sort that out!
Yeah, which is why ideally the plan is a new house, not a new (to me) bike! But there's always room for some middle ground surely... 😉
'Bout an hour 😛
Any day now. Pushed the button on a ribble GFondo a week or so ago. Awaiting dispatch. If trek bring out a nice 650b remedy ill have one of those too.
A week and a half ago.
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Wow JoeG that's a cool blast from the past. My colleague has a Klein Pulse and still totally loves it. 🙂
New Peregrine frame and forks acquired in Spring, bits a mixture of second hand and new. Previous two 'bikes' (Kilaeua and Stumpjumper M2) have both been second hand frame+forks combinations that have been built up.
My last new bike purchase was in, er about 1999 maybe, Marin hybrid for commuting though it got put to all sorts of duties. My son now has that..
I last bought a complete bike back in 1992 - everything else has been from a frame and built from there.
I built / rebuilt two last month - One new frame and a pile of new bits spread between the two, and reusing some stuff I already had, so I 'spose it probably evens out to one, last month.
🙄
about 5 years. after a good few years wheeling and dealing (excuse the pun) ended up with a yeti arc, intense 5.5, s works tricross and scott cr-sl. can't really see how i can do much better so no plans to change... although i would'nt mins an s-works tarmac if i could find a nice used frame or, in my crazy dreams, i quite like the idea of swapping out the scott frame and trying an s-works transition just for the heck of it.
oh, would'mt mind a yeti arc-x if i could find one, very nearly bought one a few years back and slightly regret it.
About a month. Getting past the OH was easy as she spend twice as much on her new bike 2 months before that so had no leg to stand on 🙂
Put a 10& deposit down yesterday afternoon... bike itself a few months away. 8)
5 days ago brought the total (here) up to 4, although the oldest 1 is going to a new home in about 8 days so I'll be back down to 3.
No other half to worry about, but flatmate reckoned I should be keeping the 1 I'm getting rid of!!
Camo16 - yeah, I'm happy with it, but my lower back is not. That 90s low bar stretched out riding position + a very rigid frame + an elastomer fork... 😡
About 10 days..
Mrs Nano rides too, so getting it past her is relatively easy. Downside is there's no getting any upgrades or kit past her, no way at all.
We have a bit of an arms race with bikes; i'm currently leading 4 to 3
Erm, this afternoon. I followed the time tested routine of ordering it and simply riding the storm of grief from missus.
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Bought my bike in June well on finance. And some Maxxis advantage a week later as the Rapid Robs were crap. Next purchases are Rockshox 30 gold or Reba RL, Shimano SLX groupset and some carbon bling.
Lurcher frame about 3 months ago & should have two complete bikes with me next week (ghost road bike & salsa el mariachi SS) plus currently buying all the bits for the Lurcher so will have 3 new bikes very soon
OH is fine as I sold something I luckily bought yrs ago for peanuts & sold it for a shit load & gave her some of the dosh
3 months ago, 2 days after I got married. Mrs Breadcrumb was cool about it, reckon I could of upped the budget quite a bit more tbh.
About 1 month new bike been looking for about 7months so plenty of time to negotiate with other half 😀 bike bits about 2weeks ago chain oil and inner tube don't have to run that passed other half as below level to require negotiations 😆