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Sell the Mrs, keep the bikes

Do some man maths that demonstrates wear & tear & some n+1 logic

It doesn't need to add up, but just use lots of numbers to justify

Grow a pair.

Jeez..there's so many pussy whipped blokes on this forum. 😛

cbmotorsport - Member
Grow a pair.

Jeez..there's so many pussy whipped blokes on this forum.

not a pussy dude ....just keepin sweet 😆

If your Mrs complains about something you own that keeps you fit, has a very positive impact on your well being and keeps you out of the pub...you need to have a word! 😆

Explain that they are two bikes for very different purposes and that the market in secondhand bikes is rather poor at the moment, resulting in a large financial loss on the Pro.

Oh, and grow a pair

All good advice dudes ..but she ain't daft but I like the sound of the second hand market not being so good !she may go for that

FFS. Can't you just tell her. "Babe, I really don't want to sell my old bike. I've had it for years and I ****ing love it. It would serve my purposes much better to keep both".
If she's not prepared to understand that. Get rid of her. It was never meant to be,

buy her a haircut

Ha. She's a hairdresser

I always use the golf club analogy should I feel I need to justify my collection. You could hit a ball with any club, but trying to tee off with a putter would be $×××....
8)

Nice analogy I like that

Buy her a puppy.

She'll be so excited that she won't notice you wheeling another bike into the garage.

Then you can go riding when she has to take it out for walks and you can wear your muddy gear through the house because it's still nowhere near as messy as "her bloody dog" 🙂

You made the big mistake of even consulting her in the first place, & the 2nd mistake you made was not buying it in the same colour, colour being the only distinction between 1 bike & another to lady eyes.

All my bikes are white. Don't think you have justify not wanting to sell your stuff. He who dies with the most toys wins. 😉

from the selected marital advice in here:
start calling her the Current Mrs .... just to keep her on her toes
Ask her to pedal both up the street and see why you need 2 bikes

Buy a hardtail

It's the last thing she'll expect

I'm laughing my huge Bol.....s off here whilst reading replies ,tinsey your right there dude a truer fact never spoken by man

Does she only have one pair of shoes? One handbag? One 'ensemble'?

Also, whose money paid for the bikes? If she's having to pay the mortgage on her own because you've emptied the joint account to buy bikes then she [i]might[/i] have a point, but if it's your money then why can't you buy it?

Point out that lots of "the other men on the internet" have many more than two bikes, and she's getting off lightly.

Or get her to take the DH bike out of an XC ride so she can see for herself.

peterfile.... buy her a puppy....

mrs vader has just read this and has given me a "look"... i think i'll just go and make her a cuppa, quiet like. 😯

Advertise the stereo for a stupid price. It's not your fault it ain't selling 😉

Still laughing

It would still only be 2 bikes, and I bet everyone on this thread has at least that? Get people to let you know just how many bikes they have, then 2 will seem pretty reasonable. Almost frugal.Or...show your missus a picture of you dressed up in the most ridiculous Lycra then tell her it's the DH bike or a road bike.

ye guys your all right ....i'm keeping both bikes don't matter what she says 😉 i've got the answer for almost every argument she throws at me 😛 😀

bmxbandit - Member
ye guys your all right ....i'm keeping both bikes don't matter what she says i've got the answer for almost every argument she throws at me

That's the spirit! 😀

I have four "usable" bicycles and one unicycle. There are three other frames with "potential".

i've told the misses ......i expected loads a s..t but was ok 😀 😀