It's like Christmas and Father's Day all at once

[MattyK]

Yesterday the mailman brought two packages from Bike24 and Chain Reaction - ordered 3 weeks apart but arrived at the same time... So I spent last night working in the "shed" (aka kitchen annexe) installing:

new headlight (Philips)
new taillight (Philips)
new grips (Ergon)
new rear brake pads (Clarks)
new helmet pads (soo comfy! feels like new again)
new spoke reflectors (Proline Velo Marker)

Plus two new jerseys to wear (Endura and Campagnolo), two new pair of gloves (Ergon), a set of cone wrenches, and a tube of Nexus grease for the rear hub.

Very happy with it all

[bychosis]

Good for you, I get the same warm fuzzy feeling when packages arrive from bike related companies, however that is often squashed by the "not another bike related package" comment from SWMBO.

[jasonc]

my daughter always says "more bike bits for daddy?"

[Pushy]

No one at home says anything anymore, I just a unified from all.I just smile and disappear into the shed for a few days

[R12RT]

my daughter always says "more bike bits for daddy?"

This is exactly what my wife and kids say!

I don't get any grief since my wife started buying clothes on line. I don't complain about her on line spending, she doesn't complain about mine. WIN-WIN!

[jasonc]

my daughter always says "more bike bits for daddy?"

This is exactly what my wife and kids say!

I don't get any grief since my wife started buying clothes on line. I don't complain about her on line spending, she doesn't complain about mine. WIN-WIN!

I justify my expenditure by not paying for public transport. The wife understands that, and I do TRY and limit the spending.....

[find_bruce]

I justify my expenditure by not paying for public transport. The wife understands that, and I do TRY and limit the spending.....

just make sure she never adds up how many times you have spent that saved money

[jasonc]

I justify my expenditure by not paying for public transport. The wife understands that, and I do TRY and limit the spending.....

just make sure she never adds up how many times you have spent that saved money

she's an accountant....

[find_bruce]

I justify my expenditure by not paying for public transport. The wife understands that, and I do TRY and limit the spending.....

just make sure she never adds up how many times you have spent that saved money

she's an accountant....

in which case you are attached to another object by an inclined plane, wrapped helically around an axis

[Mulger bill]

in which case you are attached to another object by an inclined plane, wrapped helically around an axis

The penultimate parcel before the build up of my Big Red Wanga begins came today
No one was home Was out finding a new modem after the current one rolled over on the weekend

[jasonc]

she's an accountant....

in which case you are attached to another object by an inclined plane, wrapped helically around an axis

you've got it in 1, literally.

a purchase over $50 requires a capital expenditure request, and a lot of grovelling.

[RonK]

I justify my expenditure by not paying for public transport. The wife understands that, and I do TRY and limit the spending.....

just make sure she never adds up how many times you have spent that saved money

she's an accountant....

Easy - just produce a cost/benefits analysis comparing the cost of your cycling purchases to say, golf, or maybe jet skiing, or maybe hang gliding.

[jasonc]

Easy - just produce a cost/benefits analysis comparing the cost of your cycling purchases to say, golf, or maybe jet skiing, or maybe hang gliding.

I used to play golf. membership was $1400/year
saturday comp was $12/wk
chips and drinks after the game $10/wk
if i kept playing i would have required new clubs (irons) $700
so the next year membership was going to cost me about $2500 PLUS clubs
last year I spent less than $2500, got a new bike and lots of bits for the bike. This year, so far I've spent less than $1500 and am less than $300 in the red for the year. (I have quite a few spares now)
she understands, just not always happy, when she wants a new car and I'm already talking about a new bike middle of next year....