Buying a bike when don't "need" one!?!??

[Llewellyn]

Originally Posted by MannyHarris

Ok, would love to buy a new Moots or Stoemper. I really shouldn't, have two road bikes already, one is a bit big and one is pristine (15 yo steel Colnago). Thought it would be fun to hear reasons to or not to buy a new baby...

HERETIC

Stone him!!!!!

[witcombusa]

Need? What does that have to do with anything?

Want...that is where you want to be

[Ozrider]

This thread is a waste of time.
If you have the money and you want another bike, buy it. No justification needed.



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[rwsaunders]

Do you think that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar ask the same question when they're thinking about having another kid? No sir, they just get the job done.

[FlashUNC]

If you've got the storage space and the cash, do it. Life's too short.

[stien]

I think I did some math and I spent less on my bike than some coworkers spend on beer in a year. I dont really drink so that's my rationale.

[PaMtbRider]

My favorite way to justify the ridiculous amount of money I have spent on bicycles is to compare it to other hobbies. A new motorcycle can easily cost $20,000. A classic car or boat can cost way more. As others have already said, if it is in the budget, go for it.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by PaMtbRider

My favorite way to justify the ridiculous amount of money I have spent on bicycles is to compare it to other hobbies. A new motorcycle can easily cost $20,000. A classic car or boat can cost way more. As others have already said, if it is in the budget, go for it.

Or another black hole for $, an airplane..

If it flys, floats or ____s, cheaper to rent

[jmeloy]

You people and your need for new bikes all the time... What is up with that??

From the guy with a new Spectrum coming on Tuesday 😉

[jr59]

Originally Posted by jmeloy

You people and your need for new bikes all the time... What is up with that??

From the guy with a new Spectrum coming on Tuesday 😉

Your going to love it. I know I do both of mine.

Pic or it didn't happen

[katematt]

Originally Posted by stien

I think I did some math and I spent less on my bike than some coworkers spend on beer in a year. I dont really drink so that's my rationale.

So my issue is that I do one so that I can do more of the other.

[MannyHarris]

Pics will come. I need to finish piecing it together. The analogy of how much your buddies spend on alcohol a year vs buying a bike was key!

[DrSpoke]

Originally Posted by MannyHarris

Pics will come. I need to finish piecing it together. The analogy of how much your buddies spend on alcohol a year vs buying a bike was key!

That was part of my rationale for a Pivot Mach 429 Carbon last November - and it did last a few months We do have to rehydrate after a ride. Best bike I've ever had.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by MannyHarris

Ok, would love to buy a new Moots or Stoemper. I really shouldn't, have two road bikes already, one is a bit big and one is pristine (15 yo steel Colnago). Thought it would be fun to hear reasons to or not to buy a new baby...

When in the shop, when we sold a Moots, we always said, "you won't need a new bike...you may want one, but you won't need one."

[Elefantino]

There are no reasons, other than marital ones (and those can often be overcome by the use of the words "it's safer" or by the puppy dog pout look), not to buy a new bike.

Life is way too short.

Bob Welch, the former A's/Dodgers pitcher and one of the nicest guys you would have had the pleasure to meet, just dropped dead of a heart attack at 58. When that happens to someone you know and in your age ballpark, it makes you notice.