Cycling guilty pleasure purchase?

[Waldo62]

Originally Posted by Coffee Rider

Mine is acquiring stuff I don't really need, mainly in the form of bikes and frames. I've decided that collecting is a hobby onto itself as a form of rationalization.

And rationalizing collecting is its own hobby.......

[SoCalSteve]

Spec Mirror saddle…oh so comfy and oh so expensive!!!

[brewsmith]

Pretty much this entire bike. I have spent years being thrifty on bikes and this was a fun exercise in excess

[username]

I just bought a Peg, an absolutely indefensible purchase. And yet, I'm glad I did it. Thank you for providing this confessional. I feel much better now.

[Wakatel_Luum]

Anything I've bought from Silca lately seems excessive to me. $249AUD for a f....ing frame pump.



Yes I bought it....and another.

[NHAero]

Totally worth it!

It does need a couple of rainbow ano King cages from Agave

Originally Posted by brewsmith

Pretty much this entire bike. I have spent years being thrifty on bikes and this was a fun exercise in excess

[572cv]

Originally Posted by yarbsr02

+1 for that pump head. Feels ridiculous to purchase but has been worth every cent.

+2 for that pump head. It redeemed a fine pump from an otherwise useless pump to tire valve connection.

[marciero]

Boutique inflation tools
$88 Efficient Velo pressure gauge, $78 inflator, head only. This in addition to the modestly priced but also very nice Arundel combination inflator head and pressure gauge at $59. I also have a Presta cycle Prestaflator which is the same price as the Arundel but not seem on the same boutique-y-ness level

Edit: As I recall, that Hirame pump head may have started me down this path. I wound up getting the Arundel Hansel instead which is jewel like and seems very similar. Alas it is still sitting in a drawer. The other EV and Arundel tools do see regular use.

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

That $36 dollar inner tube got me thinking. What cycling stuff do I buy that even I think is a little ridiculous. For me it is Nitto water bottle cages. When I first saw them I thought the idea of a $70 dollar cage was ridiculous. King stainless cages are all a person could ever desire IMO. Why would anyone ever waste their money on those I thought.

I actually bought the $90 version because I thought the thinner wire version ones looked too dainty

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by weisan

eTap, Nagasawa track bike

Those are the only two I can think of.

etap on a track bike?? Huh?


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But this..$1700...OUCH....

[NHAero]

I'm grateful that the $1,049 EE Wings crankset has a whopping 160mm Q factor and therefore won't work for me.

[pdonk]

All of my bikes are guilty pleasures - I have no need or skill or fitness to "deserve"/ "need" any of them. I would probably be just as fast on a stock aluminum tiagra bike vs my dura ace moots or ultegra speedvagen.

My list of guilty pleasures, after the bike is long-

Incoming guilty pleasure - dekerf tuning fork for my 25 year old dekerf - could have gone with a cheaper carbon fork, but chose to go the silly route.

Work stand - had a functional cheap ultimate recreational model stand - did the job, saw a park prs 22.2 on sale and got it.

Slowly replacing cheap tools with good ones, park cable cutter for a set of knipex, wera hex keys, abbey chain whips and crombie, abbey crank bolt tool, abbey 4 way multi tool.

Only tool I can't bring myself to buy is an expensive chain tool - only need it once a year - that is too excessive.

[spoonrobot]

When I first started riding I had a road bike and a commuter and would switch the saddlebag and minipump to whichever I was riding. I starting making more money and got more bikes, which is a luxury in itself. But the indulgence for me is that now every bike gets it's own bag, repair kit, and pump. At this point I think I've purchased 6-7 Crankbros M19s and the same amount of Topeak minipumps. As well as bags, tire levers, plug kits, etc.

[bicycletricycle]

I have 5 or 6 different repair kits that move between bikes. That is a lot of tools/pumps/patch kits/ etc. Holy Moly.

Originally Posted by spoonrobot

When I first started riding I had a road bike and a commuter and would switch the saddlebag and minipump to whichever I was riding. I starting making more money and got more bikes, which is a luxury in itself. But the indulgence for me is that now every bike gets it's own bag, repair kit, and pump. At this point I think I've purchased 6-7 Crankbros M19s and the same amount of Topeak minipumps. As well as bags, tire levers, plug kits, etc.

[reuben]

Originally Posted by spoonrobot

When I first started riding I had a road bike and a commuter and would switch the saddlebag and minipump to whichever I was riding. I starting making more money and got more bikes, which is a luxury in itself. But the indulgence for me is that now every bike gets it's own bag, repair kit, and pump. At this point I think I've purchased 6-7 Crankbros M19s and the same amount of Topeak minipumps. As well as bags, tire levers, plug kits, etc.

I'm pretty sure that makes you one of the more frugal members here. Well done!

[patfl1]

When my first custom turned 15 last year, spending $40 on a Sachs seat lug bolt seemed frivolous.

I don’t regret it though, and the Twizzlers were delicious.


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