Some titanic stupid amount. And I don't grudge one penny.
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So, how much have you spent on biking in 2011?
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Posted 5 months ago #
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A lot less than previous years, and was looking a t a net profit but.....
two weeks in the Alps and a (new to me) Zesty kicked the arse out of that. Ah well, long time dead.
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To the rrp of around 7k. First brand new complete bike in around 12 years. Also a few frames both new and 2nd hand. Some of the stuff was heavily discounted so it helped a lot.
Posted 5 months ago # -
Hmm not a huge amount, I think around £600, only £100 in one order at CRC in 14 months, a £150 second hand frame, £200 wheels, couple of tyres and some brake pads and cables. Bit of petrolly driving to a few places and lots of tea and cake at the Hub when it was there!
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Another way of looking at of all of this, for those hovering around the £4000 mark, is that this roughly equates to three and pints of beer per day. I'll take my weekends, new-to-me Slopestyle and numerous Alpine trips thanks!
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Ok, I bought:
Nicolai DH bike: £5000
Bos vipr: £480
Bos divilles: £750
Nicolai cc 29er: £4000
Garmin: £350
Lights: £200
Wheels: £700
Pub bike: £300
Sixc cranks: £500
Xtr pedals: £120
Alps holiday: £1000
Uk trips: £1000
Other bits and bobs: lots more
Sold almost all of that to pay for:
Tour D'Afrique about £12000 and countingI would think in the. End it will work out at around £2 a mile.
No debts, no over draft... So happy days.
So far projected costs in 2012 are a nicolai helius am to replace the one I sold, and a nicolai helius ac29er pinion. Just because I can. And another alps trip and maybe another tour.
Posted 5 months ago # -
new bars £50
new stem £35
new frame £650
holiday £1200
Tyres £60
Wheels £145
brake hoses £40
pads £35Sold old frame for £450 so spend = £1765
oh, paying off cycle to work scheme bike £350
Lets call it £2k eh.
Posted 5 months ago # -
I thought I'd bought some gear cables but I just checked wiggle and that was actually 2010 so I don't think I've spent anything on the bike this year. Hope Esmerelda doesn't feel too neglected.
Posted 5 months ago # -
It's always a bit funny when non bikey friends ask for advice on a bike and say they have around 300 eur to spend. This thread is why I no longer have a clue as the cash seems to disappear at an alarming rate.
Sending them to decathlon works well though
Posted 5 months ago # -
€200 for a pr of wheels (Mavic hub/axle well and truly fubar)
£200 ish for accommodation in Scotland
£300 ish for part of ferry cost (holiday was MTBing and non-MTBing so split 50:50)
£30 or so for a tyre (the other tyre came c/o CRC compensation voucher
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€150 ish for petrol (pure guess)
£quite a bit for FC parking fees (which I assume all go to a good cause)
£10 for a pr of gloves that only lasted for 3 days in Cairngorms and 4 of the Stanes
that's about it. more than I'd have guessed.
Posted 5 months ago # -
4500 miles for the princely sum of about £40, bargain
Posted 5 months ago # -
About a grand this year. Next year However promises to be much more costly. New dh bike, full sus for the gf, new road wheels, new road bike groupset, new armour, full face helmet, and the list gets longer. Ok so the bikes will be second hand but not expecting much change from 4 grand. Oh well its all good fun
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