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It was only £20 love, honest

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  • April 29, 2015 at 3:39 pm #23880
    DamienB

    Really interested to know what new and devious ways I can convince my wife cycling is a cheap hobby.

    Obviously I already have the Black-ops bank account for major purchases; wheels, frames and groupsets, then the excuses like ‘oh that, no that’s the old Garmin/bibs/glasses’ and of course the tried and tested ‘no, those are the wheels from that old bike – unfortunately they are not compatible with this bike so I’m going to get them rebuilt’ lines.

    With the combined road.cc experiences spanning thousands of years I’d love to hear how you manage to pull the wool over your wife/husband/partner’s eyes.

    Don’t worry you can always set up a new account if you are worried about this getting back.

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  • May 1, 2015 at 10:39 pm #844011
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    matthewn5

    My wife won’t let me sell the
    My wife won’t let me sell the Bianchi because she loves the colour so much. Not that I want to. So when a NOS Colnago EPS frame appeared recently I told her about the history of Colnago’s mad paint jobs, and I think she gets it. Now there’s a vintage Columbus KL frame on top of the wardrobe… she doesn’t like the colour so I’ll send it off to Mercian for a complete respray. We’ve agreed on pale blue metalflake.

    There are two complete Campag groupsets under the bed, too. Bought one piece at a time off ebay.

    I built her a carbon fibre step-through ladies bike which she likes.

    TBH we each earn our own money and she’s happy I’ve got something I enjoy to do that keeps me fit. Not an issue round here.

    May 1, 2015 at 5:29 pm #844009
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    turbo-ww

    Stolen from another rider:
    My
    Stolen from another rider:
    My biggest fear if I die is my wife sells my bikes for what I told her they cost…

    May 1, 2015 at 12:21 pm #844007
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    pants

    I am gonna write a
    I am gonna write a illustrated book called ‘is your husband spending more than he lets on? – how to spot expensive bikes and it’s parts for housewives.’. 😀

    May 1, 2015 at 12:12 pm #844005
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    stenmeister

    My new hybrid on the C2W
    My new hybrid on the C2W scheme bears a striking resemblance to the 20 year old MTB it is replacing. She won’t know the difference.

    May 1, 2015 at 12:07 pm #844003
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    vonhelmet

    Iamnot Wiggins wrote:I’m

    Iamnot Wiggins wrote:
    I’m attached and the same applies. Really don’t understand the relationships where you’re questioned over spending money you’ve earned on something you enjoy.

    Horses for courses. We pool everything and then get spending money out of that. It only seems fair given her career has rather taken a back seat since the kids turned up…

    May 1, 2015 at 11:28 am #844001
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    Anonymous

    I buy it, don’t hide it when
    I buy it, don’t hide it when it arrives, and she’s sensible enough not to ask!

    And the bills get paid, holidays get paid for, and if the house account ever needs a top up I do it without complaint!

    May 1, 2015 at 10:44 am #843999
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    Shep73

    Iamnot Wiggins wrote:Redvee

    Iamnot Wiggins wrote:
    Redvee wrote:
    I’m single, no need to explain to anyone.

    I’m attached and the same applies. Really don’t understand the relationships where you’re questioned over spending money you’ve earned on something you enjoy.


    Spot on.
    We don’t even have a joint bank account, and my wife couldn’t even tell you what I earn but I know hers. She likes shoes, I like bikes.

    May 1, 2015 at 9:14 am #843997
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    Iamnot Wiggins

    Redvee wrote:I’m single, no

    Redvee wrote:
    I’m single, no need to explain to anyone.

    I’m attached and the same applies. Really don’t understand the relationships where you’re questioned over spending money you’ve earned on something you enjoy.

    May 1, 2015 at 8:06 am #843995
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    alotronic

    I have recently moved from
    I have recently moved from the ‘business account’ plus paypal approach to that of full disclosure. Mostly this happened when moving from freelance to full time, so was kinda forced on me, but…

    I must say it’s better to live in a full disclosure world. I would spend the house on bikes so it’s probably just as well I have to justify things.

    She is not bothered by running costs – chains, tyres and the like. That all falls below the ‘saving on the tube’ commuting threshold. And I have come to realise that it’s very seldom you *need* a new bike, or a new second hand bike – well not when you start with five or six in the attic anyway!

    I have decided to be good (and green-ish), and operate a replacement policy, and it’s quite pleasant to stop lusting after every new toy and just get out and ride. No one really gives a sh*t what you ride anyway, and if they do then they are not the kind of people I want to ride with…

    May 1, 2015 at 7:17 am #843993
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    brooksby

    joemmo wrote:…Naturally the

    joemmo wrote:
    …Naturally the first time the newly framed bike was rolled out to no fanfare at all his wife said “what’s that? I’ve never seen that one before.”

    My wife does that too. She can spot different colours at a thousand paces, and I can slip nothing past her.

    May 1, 2015 at 12:19 am #843991
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    AJ101

    EK Spinner wrote:A mate of

    EK Spinner wrote:
    A mate of mine got a bargain for h is first road bike, reduced from 1500 ish to 750 or the likes, bike shop gave him a receipt for about 350 to show the unsuspecting …

    haha I’d wondered if that was only our local bike shop doing that over the years. WIFE PRICE. Good to hear it’s a nationwide endeavour. I wonder if the ACT actually promote it as a sales strategy 😉

    April 30, 2015 at 10:16 pm #843989
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    EK Spinner

    A mate of mine got a bargain
    A mate of mine got a bargain for h is first road bike, reduced from 1500 ish to 750 or the likes, bike shop gave him a receipt for about 350 to show the unsuspecting …

    April 30, 2015 at 4:24 pm #843987
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    Mungecrundle

    My Wife is smart enough that
    My Wife is smart enough that I’d be wasting my time to try and cover up the cost of my ridiculous cycling habit, but nice enough not give me a hard time about it.
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    I’ve still not plucked up the courage to drop £1700 on a pair of wheels though.

    April 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm #843985
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    kwi

    The _Kaner wrote:…by not

    The _Kaner wrote:
    …by not posting details on public forums…that’s the best method of not informing SWMBO…of any recently acquired goods….

    I actually discovered that calling SWMBO er SWMBO and leaving that page open a great method for getting to camp on the sofa for a few nights.

    April 30, 2015 at 4:10 pm #843983
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    The _Kaner

    …by not posting details on
    …by not posting details on public forums…that’s the best method of not informing SWMBO…of any recently acquired goods….

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