Bike envy - breathe deep!

[subengine]

Any coping mechanisms for bike envy you can share with me?

I have a deeply irrational, totally unjustified case of bike envy. I recently bought a lovely subzero1 and went back to the lovely LBS to look at some new speccy shoes and pedals. They are ordering some in for me but while I was waiting a guy bought an Subzero3 XS - my size!

I joked about how I would like one and my jaw dropped when I found out the 08 model has been reduced to under half price. Eeeeeeeeeek! Only a little bit more than my bike. Don't get me wrong I love love my bike (little Sarah) but am lusting after her cousin the subzero3.

Anyway, it's completely irrational and I plan to spend a lot more quality time with the current one before I get another bike! It was a very special present from the boyfriend.

[crazycanuck]

SUbe...I understand..I too don't want to think my bikes aren't loved but i lust over nice bikes each time i ride. Also, when i visit my fave bike shop dudes i keep hoping a money tree will appear. *sigh*

When i finish uni, two new bikes are on order. Well, that all depends on if the current bikes last another 3 1/2yrs!

[Tuckervill]

Any coping mechanisms for bike envy you can share with me?

The only thing I know to do is buy it!

Karen

[Zen]

I can offer no useful advice either as I spent two hours last night looking for a steel frame

[Biciclista]

I too have been stricken with bike lust. Sometimes it goes away, sometimes you buy a new bike.

[Cataboo]

That's why I don't go into bike shops much!

I get bike lust - but I generally confine it to... I want such & such... and if I see a great deal on craigslist or ebay on a used one... Then I can have it. And generally if I get it, I have to sell a bike. It doesn't have to be immediately selling the bike, but within the next 6 months, a bike has to go...

I'm having problem with the accessories though... buying the shaped carbon ergo handlebars that are nice on my wrist, the colored tires, or the shorter cranks. which is not so bad if you have one bike, upgrade that stuff and stop. But if you have a couple bikes, then it turns into a - got one new handlebars, loved it, now the other 2 need those handlebars too.

I'm lusting after the SRAM red carbon crankset for one bike currently... I can almost justify it.

[Cataboo]

I can offer no useful advice either as I spent two hours last night looking for a steel frame

Isn't the mariposa steel?

[subengine]

Well I'm glad it's not just me!

Happiness is loving what you have - I like that!

Now I just need to avoid going into bike shops for a 'browse'.

I can't justify it at the moment and I need to use and love the wonderful sub I already have. But maybe I can get a pretty jersey to take my mind off it...

[ZenSojourner]

No problem with Bike Envy here. But I can't take the credit for it.

There's not an off-the-rack bike outside of the Terry I already own that would fit me, so what's to be envious of? LOL!

[fidlfreek]

Don't you think the main unifying factor among TE posters is our varying degrees of mutual bike lust?? We come here to get more of it than we can in the "real world"...

[sundial]

I can offer no useful advice either as I spent two hours last night looking for a steel frame

LOL! You've been studying the Copenhagen style blog again, haven't you?

I love my Roubaix. I really do. That is until I found one that is *slightly* reduced with super components. I had to leave.

[Zen]

Me? no, I don't need to study style. Where do you think they get their ideas?

No, I want a touring bike. A bike that will do the occasional club ride, charity ride or gravel road ride. Something that feels stable, not a twitchy road bike.
And I want the magic carpet ride of steel.