A quick total of - what I thought was quite a meagre spend over the last 20 years (n.b. I am a relative pauper) - reveals quite an alarming Grand Total.
(appologies for the re-itteration!)
1991: Townsend mild steel piece of poo 100
1993: Marin Eldridge Grade: 400
1994: Cannondale M1000: 750
1997: Giant MCM Team: 1200
2006: Klein Attitude, built up with odd bits from here and there: (approx) 750
2009: Kona Jake: 450, Giant Anthem build: (approx) 1100
Grand Total:[b]4750[/b]
[b]WTF?[/b] 😯
Add to that, spare parts, clothing etc. and you've got to be easily over the 6 grand mark. Incredible how it all creeps up.
I'm quite sure someone else can do far better though.. 😉
No more than I would of spent if I hadn't given up smoking then took up mountain biking instead!
87 palisades trail @ 350
89 kona cindercone @ 550
92 eldridge grade @ 750
94 orange E2 @ 1500
95 cyclecraft csp03 (1st FS'er) @ 2200
00 cannondale super V @ 2000
05 DB Kobe Ti : 2800
06 Cove Hustler @ 2900
06 Cove Hummer @ 2850
07 Cove Hustler (frame only) @ 1250
08 Nic Helius AM @ 4500
08 Ti456 frame + incidentals @ 2000
09 Hummer Singlespeeded @ 400
between 95 and 05 most cash wasted on motorbikes....
probably missed some + loads of forks, wheels, shocks, tyres, saddles, posts, brake upgrades, hospital visits, holidays to ride, jeezo......... 😯
Lots of dosh but ultimately less than most other people waste on cars and fags
I spend less on bikes each year than the cost of depreciation on my car 🙁
yeah - lets not get started on car / motorbike depreciation 😯
2000: GT Tequesta £350.00
2006: Marin Wolf Ridge £1800.00
2009: Orange 5 £2580.00
It's not the bikes though it it, I have spent around £1400 on the bikes themselves in 2 years, but you can add at least £1000 on for components and spares etc.
1990ish - Raleigh USA Technium Chill £400
1991 - Kona Cindercone £510
1996ish - Heavy Tools Ruler (BMX) £400
2003 - Used 1995-ish Kona Hei-Hei £800
2005 - Spesh Stumpy FSR in sale £1000
2007 - Yeti 575 £2600
2006 - Sanderson Breath £900
2007 - 853 Inbred (Frame with bits off Sanderson) + Renovation £500
2005 - Used Saracen Helix commuter £450 all told
2007 - SS Inbred £800
2007 - Used Roadrat £400
2009 - Spesh Pitch £1000
Total - £9760
+ Lots of spares and upgrades £????
🙂
I'm not adding it up as it be a scary amount. Though I do seem to spend hell of a lot less as I get older.
I once went through my history on CRC & Wiggle, and over an 18 month period that also included an Obed frame & a complete Pompino i managed to spunk away £6K. Truly stupid.
And now I'm going to work out what I sold them all for....:)
Raleigh USA Technium Chill - NICKED £0
Kona Cindercone HEAVILY UPGRADED £500
Heavy Tools Ruler - £220
Kona Hei-Hei - £300 (Parts, frame cracked)
Spesh Stumpy FSR - £350 for frame, £150 for some of the parts eventually
Yeti 575 £1300
Sanderson Breath £0 Written off
853 Inbred - Still got
Saracen Helix commuter £130, but it saved me £500+ in fuel
SS Inbred £500 for 85% of the bike, could have got another £100
Used Roadrat - Still got
Spesh Pitch - Still got
I got £3550 back, so current outlay is £6210.
That's interesting, actually. Thanks for posting this thread. 🙂
1992 Gt timberline £350
1995 GT pantera £600
1995 Showgun trail breaker £250
1997 GT zaskar £1200
1998 GT LTS 2 £1499
1999 GT LTS 1 £1999
2001 GT LTS 1000 £3199
2001 Scott compracing £899
2002 GT XCR 1000 £2599
2005 Orange 5 £2100
2006 Orange patriot £2500
2007 merlin malt 1 £450
2009 pitch sold
£17645 😳
1992 Gt timberline stolen
1995 GT pantera sold
1995 Showgun trail breaker sold
1997 GT zaskar sold
1998 GT LTS 2 stolen
1999 GT LTS 1 stolen
2001 GT LTS 1000 stolen
2001 Scott compracing sold
2002 GT XCR 1000 sold
2005 Orange 5 £2100
2006 Orange patriot £2500
2007 merlin malt 1 £450
2009 pitch sold
£not much to show for it
I should show this thread to the Mrs, she thinks i go mad !! good effort Jonk.
Point is you earn your money andyou have the right to spend it how and on what you want.
Enjoy it you cant take with you.
Sadly we have an 'total account turnover' function at work, so I can see exactly what's been put through my bike shop account in the last 9 years. Admittedly a lot of the stuff I've bought I've then sold for what I paid for it, so there's a sort of perpetual turnover thing going on, but the bottom line figure is terrifying.
More than enough to buy a brand new Porsche Cayenne, with change for a small runabout too.
njee20 - MemberSadly we have an 'total account turnover' function at work, so I can see exactly what's been put through my bike shop account in the last 9 years. Admittedly a lot of the stuff I've bought I've then sold for what I paid for it, so there's a sort of perpetual turnover thing going on, but the bottom line figure is terrifying.
More than enough to buy a brand new Porsche Cayenne, with change for a small runabout too.
GULP 😯
Quite!
I spent 50k aud cycling round oz/tas/nz last year!
I only ever bought 1 full bike.. 04 Stumpjumper FSR £1300.. everything else has evlolved, morphed into 2 bikes, bits here pieces there, 1 bike got stolen.. the rear mech is still on my bike that came with the Stumpy.. Just going to change that now.
So is my scandal still really a stumpjumper at heart?
been biking for over 20 years and have owned way over 100 bikes in that time so there's no way I'm adding it all up but current bikes (7) and biking kit would total well over 15k and have prob spent 3 or 4 times that over the years but who's counting? to put it into perspective I've spent way more on drink n drugs and with **** all to show for it (well.. nothing material anyway)
probably a very very very lot...... 8)
A lot and I don't want to think about it all really
Bikes:
Scott mtb £750
Marin mount vision £1200
Trek 2200 Road bike £1200
Cannondale R3000 Road bike £1800 (bargain!)
Cannondale Jekyll (2nd hand) £400
Inbred £500 ish
Cervelo R3SL £3700
Salsla Mamasita £1500
Pimpino £600 (I think)
Road rat £500 ish
Cervelo soloist (built with bits off C'dale) £600
Grand total of £13500 ignoring clothes, shoes, wheels etc. I have sold some of them and 2 were bought by the insurance company so the net is probably about £8000... 😐
A lot and I don't want to think about it all really
Bikes:
Scott mtb £750
Marin mount vision £1200
Trek 2200 Road bike £1200
Cannondale R3000 Road bike £1800 (bargain!)
Cannondale Jekyll (2nd hand) £400
Inbred £500 ish
Cervelo R3SL £3700
Salsla Mamasita £1500
Pimpino £600 (I think)
Road rat £500 ish
Cervelo soloist (built with bits off C'dale) £600
Grand total of £13500 ignoring clothes, shoes, wheels etc. I have sold some of them and 2 were bought by the insurance company so the net is probably about £8000... 😐
Sorry about the double post...
This is over 12 years though but I still hope my wife doesn't see it.
I think you'd be shocked at the 'bits' though, that seems to add up to far more than the bikes (in my case at least).
from a cash point of view not enough
from a time point of view again not enough
from a personal point of view......1 house, 1 divorce, my much loved coffee grinder ( i loved that grinder ), Bob my yucca and my cd collection 🙂