I also find that linking any purchase to safety is a good one: "Sweet, the braking surface on my wheels is almost worn away, I would hate to blow a tire off while I was hard under brakes, coming down to that intersection at 80 km/hr!"
Another point: if you think it is tough now, wait till there are 4 (yes, I have worked out where they are coming from) kids in the mix!
cyclingtips
· 4 months ago
I"m sure Beagle will agree!
Beagle
· 4 months ago
I would, but I'm too busy furiously taking notes about what to do next time Lance and Levi try to tempt me with a ride. Great post CT!
huphtur
· 4 months ago
[offtopic]Mr. Tips: if you click on the little number on a comment, it' gives ya a direct link to the comment. So in this case gerro's comment.[/offtopic]
Mr. Gerro: I call dibs on your bike after your done this season.
cyclingtips
· 4 months ago
Beauty - Thank Huphtur!
Tommy P
· 4 months ago
Gerro's wife cheers him at races and runs his cyclist website; sourcing photos, results, info etc. Maybe it is Gerro who should be providing some 'tips' on wife selection and maintenance?
"Hey sweetie, I'm off racing for a couple of weeks but if all goes well we should be able to buy that Ferrari you wanted for getting to your coffee dates around Monaco."
Brad
· 4 months ago
And it helps that Gerro's wife is a handy cyclist in her own right...
Anonymous
· 4 months ago
Gerro still has a girlfriend - Rahna. Not married yet
Brad
· 4 months ago
Technicality
Anonymous
· 4 months ago
I love the fact that excuse numebr 1 for arriving home late is universal so and so bonked/crashed had to drag his fat arse home etc etc.
I am lucky that one of my wifes ex's was also cyclist and therefore she accepts the excuse while knowing full well that I was having so muchfun that I forgot to call or text to say that I would be late.
Love the post CT
Grace Australia
· 4 months ago
I love the way you write... very insightful tips... and oh so funny!
FS
· 4 months ago
I have a tacit agreement with my better half, that the price of any velo gear remain undeclared if that below of any of her dresses, shoes, bags, cosmetics etc. on the proviso that either partner not query the other, with only the percentage of discounts from a sale, mark down, bargain bin or the internet be open to scrutiny. Included in this agreemet (and least plausable) are items I find having fallen off someone elses bike or rear pocket whilst riding the previous morning on Beach Road. These can include accessories such as a rear light, pump, carbon bidon cages, computer, team issue apparel, , micro tool, brake pads, dry lube etc. [Just wish I could convince her that some riders are capable of leaving behind their Zipp 303's]
Rob
· 4 months ago
Whenever I buy something obscenely expensive I always take the stickers off so my wife can't google it to see how much it cost. Works like a charm!
hard_man
· 4 months ago
I have a simple formula for bike expenses ... what ever it cost just double it becasue my wife will spend at least as much on something for herself.
so that 10 grand bike will actually cost me 20 grand in real dollars !
Billy Buster
· 4 months ago
Not a reference to you or your wife, but as a single man looking at your 'real dollars' scenario, hypothetically does that mean if a cyclist were to divorce a wife she would also take half of the bike (or to the value of the 'asset')? Keep in mind 'personal belongings' like clothing, shoes etc. may not be included in any divorce settlement.
Getting married scares me more than facing Mt Baw Baw with a 39/11!
Billy Buster
· 4 months ago
Dear Dorothy
I have a single man’s conundrum: Should I get married & pay $25k for a bike that’ll be worth 4k at the time of settlement or stay single, date the plethora of single women (and the odd neglected cycling wife ;) in Melbn and live happily ever after?
Chris
· 4 months ago
Nice 1 Wade
Wilf
· 4 months ago
Awesome!
Mr W
· 4 months ago
Don't know about you fellows, but the my wife is a cat 1 road racer as well, so we don't have any gear scrutinizing. If anything its the opposite from what Wade describes.
This year I got rather fast and was definitely getting very focused on training, the Mrs. was like "you know we really should get you a power meter!"
Yes, the veritable "we" working in favour of tech gear... crazy I know.
This was partly because she wants to see me succeed further and partly because she wants to have me teacher her how to uses it!
Life is rather hard in our household.
Mr W
· 4 months ago
As for the pro tips, I nearly fell off my chair laughing at the
“Was getting that TT bike really necessary?"
I can just imagine trying to rock a TT in the grand tour Eddy Merckx style - "Yeah, my wife though TT bikes were pointless" - I am sure the team manger would love that.
Mike
· 3 months ago
To summarize all of the above, "it's better to ask forgiveness than permission"
Powerful Pete
· 3 months ago
LOL. I love the bit about keeping wife and bike trips separate...
All Comments
"Sweet, the braking surface on my wheels is almost worn away, I would hate to blow a tire off while I was hard under brakes, coming down to that intersection at 80 km/hr!"
Another point: if you think it is tough now, wait till there are 4 (yes, I have worked out where they are coming from) kids in the mix!
Great post CT!
Mr. Gerro: I call dibs on your bike after your done this season.
"Hey sweetie, I'm off racing for a couple of weeks but if all goes well we should be able to buy that Ferrari you wanted for getting to your coffee dates around Monaco."
I am lucky that one of my wifes ex's was also cyclist and therefore she accepts the excuse while knowing full well that I was having so muchfun that I forgot to call or text to say that I would be late.
Love the post CT
so that 10 grand bike will actually cost me 20 grand in real dollars !
Getting married scares me more than facing Mt Baw Baw with a 39/11!
I have a single man’s conundrum: Should I get married & pay $25k for a bike that’ll be worth 4k at the time of settlement or stay single, date the plethora of single women (and the odd neglected cycling wife ;) in Melbn and live happily ever after?
This year I got rather fast and was definitely getting very focused on training, the Mrs. was like "you know we really should get you a power meter!"
Yes, the veritable "we" working in favour of tech gear... crazy I know.
This was partly because she wants to see me succeed further and partly because she wants to have me teacher her how to uses it!
Life is rather hard in our household.
“Was getting that TT bike really necessary?"
I can just imagine trying to rock a TT in the grand tour Eddy Merckx style - "Yeah, my wife though TT bikes were pointless" - I am sure the team manger would love that.