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Thread: New bike in my future?
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06-15-2006, 07:17 PM #1
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New bike in my future?
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06-15-2006, 08:18 PM #2
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06-15-2006, 08:22 PM #3
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I think it would handle what I bring on a double. But now I'm questioning why I think I need a new bike.
V.
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06-15-2006, 08:23 PM #4
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Because it's there.
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06-15-2006, 08:28 PM #5
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And it's red!
I don't know why Thom tells me about these things. I get all excited and think, "Yeah, new bike. I'll set it up to be really light. Amy's bike is super light. Yeah!!! I'll climb wicked fast."
Then HE says, "Do you really need a new bike?"
V.
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06-15-2006, 09:10 PM #6
Did you see THAT??
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06-15-2006, 09:19 PM #7
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Ah, well hopefully you drive him crazy, too.
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06-15-2006, 09:33 PM #8
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This is my new favorite quote!
Originally Posted by Lifesgreat
Regret lasts longer than guilt.
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06-15-2006, 11:06 PM #9
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But you can still get one of the last Kelly's ever made...
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06-16-2006, 12:58 AM #10
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Get the bike. You need a spare one in case your main ride is in the hospital. Besides, after all your hard work over the past several months, you deserve a reward.
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06-16-2006, 11:24 AM #11
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Ooohh nice bike. The girls are right you have worked hard and deserve a treat and its RED. Love RED.
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06-16-2006, 12:35 PM #12
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Very cool bike. The awesome head badge alone will inspire envy.
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06-16-2006, 12:57 PM #13
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1. because you will ride it Originally Posted by Veronica
I think it would handle what I bring on a double. But now I'm questioning why I think I need a new bike.
V.
2. because you want it
3. because you always need a spare of something you use regularly
4. because it'll make you happy
I like to calculate $/mi - I currently own 2 bikes. One cost me $0.61/mi the other (newer and more expensive one) $1.67/mi - both of those numbers are dropping by the week. Makes them pretty inexpensive, though.
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06-16-2006, 01:07 PM #14
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You know that's a really good way to look it. That is how I calculate the cost of my very expensive shorts. They are down to 30 cents a mile. My bike is currently 29 cents (I typed dents at first!) a mile. And that's only after 3 years and 3 of months on the bike.
V.
