Quote Originally Posted by pinkbikes View Post
Skill, schmill! I have precious little of that! When people pass me in races (it happens) and say "Hey - nice bike!" my usual reply is "Yeah but I spent so much on the bike I couldn't afford the legs that match it!" That would be in between all the puffing and panting because it is usually up some rotten hill!

If I bought a bike to match my skill level I might be riding on a Kmart bike! But I did get an absolutely screaming deal on it ($1k off really talks to me) and that opportunity was not going to come again, so I just plunged in and did it. And long after the memory has faded of how it hurt to part with the money, it puts a smile on my face each and every time I ride it! I just grin like an idiot!

And as for the brakes jokes - they won't stop. When I ride with DH he always says "Hey, I'll have a look at those brakes for you when we get home - they must be dragging!" NICE! Ride them all you like - that's what they are FOR!
you are so lucky! if i could have gotten a great deal on it, I might not have been able to resist. That's what happened with my road bike... saw it was pink, fit great, and was a killer deal... I just had to have it! DH's face when i got home was priceless... Good thing my old bike sold so fast otherwise I would probably of been in trouble!! I have never been able go to the bike shop again without a warning or my cc taken away. haha! One of these days I hope to find a used era for a killer price... hopefully after my Kona needs to be upgraded, not before i even get it!! DH would be hurt if I asked to trade his present for me!

Glad to hear that i'm not the only one getting the brake jokes! I'm trying to learn to ease up on them, but then the last time i panicked and slammed on them... which sent me up and over my bike. haha, gotta love it...