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Woman in Turkey seeks divorce over husband's bicycle 'obsession'

"My husband always spends time with his bicycle. He has a different kind of a bond with it" – he even did bike repairs in the living room, claims divorce petition…...

Here’s a story that may strike a chord with some of our readers – a woman in Turkey has filed for divorce from her husband due to his obsession with his bicycle, saying “he is literally in love with the bike.”

Dailysabah.com reports that the woman, named as Yağmur Z., is claiming 400,000 Turkish lira (£76,000) from her husband, Burak Z., due to the effect that the attention he pays to his bike has had on her mental well-being.

Filing her complaint, she said: "My husband always spends time with his bicycle. He has a different kind of a bond with it."

She said that each day, her husband – who has now left the home they shared in Istanbul – would clean and maintain his bike in their living room.

She added: "This is not an ordinary attachment, he is literally in love with the bike."

From the Dailysabah report it does not appear that infidelity was included in the grounds for divorce, something for which Mrs K may perhaps take a crumb of comfort.

It has to be said that on the limited details given in the news report that if the most extreme aspect of  Mr Z's "attachment" is a proponsity for carrying out cleaning and maintenance in the living room it probably doesn't sound that extreme to the average British cyclist. 

Indeed far more extreme examples of bicycle "love" can be found in the road.cc news archive.

In 2007, 51-year-old Robert Stewart was put on probation for three years after cleaners discovered him in a compromising position with his bicycle in a hostel room in Scotland.

According to a report on Telegraph.co.uk Stewart, naked from the waste down, stopped to ask, "What is it, hen?"

He then proceeded to "move his hips back and forth as if to simulate sex."

Stewart, a bachelor, pleaded guilty at Ayr Sheriff Court to a sexual breach of the peace.

Sheriff Colin Miller said: "In almost four decades in the law I thought I had come across every perversion known to mankind, but this is a new one on me. I have never heard of a 'cycle-sexualist'."

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Skylark | 6 years ago
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The stains in the kitchen sink from scrubbing chains and cassettes did it for him.

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The Regulators | 6 years ago
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Obviously she doesn’t know about the n+1 rule

seams perfectly rational to me

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Fish_n_Chips | 6 years ago
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Maybe he should have ridden her too and serviced her in the lounge.  Jealously ends.

 

Seriously a hobby is one thing but ignoring your husband or wife for your bike? Lol

 

 

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TheScotsman | 6 years ago
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"Stewart, naked from the waste down, stopped to ask, "What is it, hen?""

 

Somehow "naked from the waste down" makes it sound even more sordid than it would have been with the correct spelling!

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Rhl2mcm | 6 years ago
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Guess she didn't give him the ride of his life..

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madcarew | 6 years ago
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Oh Dear. I pretty much always did my bike repairs in the kitchen when I was married....

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davel | 6 years ago
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alansmurphy | 6 years ago
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"Sheriff Colin Miller said: "I thought I had come across every perversion known to mankind"

Dirty sheriff!

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Cyclecynic | 6 years ago
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Sounds like a perfectly rational man to me, it’s much too cold to be in the garage working on the bike at this time of year when there is a wood burner in the living room. (My wife is out this evening by the way)

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Cliff Matthews | 6 years ago
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Hi-viz might have been advisable.

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andrewkilbey | 6 years ago
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Moving the bike repairs into the lounge right away. Fingers crossed.

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jlebrech | 6 years ago
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"thanks love, more riding time for me"

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hawkinspeter | 6 years ago
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Was he using a helmet for protection?

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