[Closed] Things that are expensive, not much practical use, but you WANT!

£35k a piece

Looks like there's plenty of them aswell.....

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I seem to have ordered one of these for my office...

It has an obvious practical use, of course, but I'm not sure what my boss will say.

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Bikes. Lots of bikes. For every possible terrain, surface, material, wheel and tyre size and weather.

And a LWB T5 Kombi to go with it.

Air suspension for my T5. £4k and the wife is taking some convincing but I reckon I'll get there eventually but its going to cost me another £4k in clothes, shoes, bags etc.

Women.

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but I'm not sure what my boss will say.

You can charge for 'extras' now.

£35k? I felt frivolous looking at longboards for £150 that will get used a couple of times a year.

£35k? I felt frivolous looking at longboards for £150 that will get used a couple of times a year.

Naaa, longboards are great, ll that ends up happening is you surf more as even crappy days have enough swell.

SUP's on the other hand, even s/h they're all £500+, mental.

You could argue it is practical (in fact it's incredibly practical) but the other half would rather save the best part of £100 and buy a £5 Tesco special.

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£35k? I felt frivolous looking at longboards for £150 that will get used a couple of times a year.

£150? That's cheap!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1014603694/forge-solid-denser-than-solid-uranium

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I'm strangely drawn to that ^ .

I recently picked up one of these.

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Yep, that Tungsten cube is strangely appealing.....

You could argue it is practical (in fact it's incredibly practical) but the other half would rather save the best part of £100 and buy a £5 Tesco special.

We've had ours 15+ years and still going strong. Not sure we're quite at break-even but I know my parents replace their cheap toaster about every couple of years so in the long run perhaps not such an expense...

..and does art count?

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This went for £312,000 and arguably has little practical purpose...

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I want one of those cubes now, too. [url= http://trancemetals.com/products/forge-solid-kilo-cube-pre-order ]$299 though[/url]...

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Owned one once but sold it on as it was just too much money invested in something that could potentially explode any second.

Not that Lego should ever be labelled as impractical (so apologies for the offence) but £250 -

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And I'm definitely going to be buying when I can find stock!!

Also drawn to that tungsten cube.

An Omata, looks great:

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but i think that Endomondo does exactly the same.

Sorry, I meant longboard skateboards, I already bought a surfboard this month. An NSP 7ft 10 second hand which was £150 and 10 miles from the office in Milton Keynes.

mogrim - Member

I want one of those cubes now, too

If only I'd known there was so much interest in tungsten I'd have started a Kickstarter thingie! I've got loads of bits of it at work, sitting around!!

It is impressively heavy!!

The pretty thing at the top of this page: http://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fresh-goods-friday-296/

@ Notter , not just me then .

I think it's only available from Lego either in store of via their web shop .

@ Peteimpreza - yep I'm checking the webshop daily at the moment, no Lego stores near me!

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made by Michael Morris knives, i actually own one now. bit spensive for a bottle opener and i think i opened a box with it and cut some zip ties.

An Omata, looks great:

but i think that Endomondo does exactly the same.

I see what you mean, but I've started leaving STRAVA on my phone in my pocket (along with a OS 1:50k mapping app) and only consulting it when needed, I quite fancy a simple computer on the bars, I've got an Edge 800, but I don't like the shear volume of distracting data and screens it churns out.

Quite tempted to get a couple of cheap android watches (the £10 from china kind) and learn to program them. Could be cool to have speed & odometer on one dial (like a car), then 2 coaxial dials for power and cadence on another.

Nothing, absolutely nothing - I'd like to say it's because I've reached an almost Buddist relationship with possesions but really it's because after 8 years of various levels of poverty and raising a family the idea of buying something just because it's nice and I want it seems so alien.

My youngest starts school full-time 2 years from now, and pretty much 10 years after I last had spare money for anythign - I'll report back then 😉

[i] the idea of buying something just because it's nice and I want it seems so alien[/i]

I envy you, sir. Really!

DezB - Member

the idea of buying something just because it's nice and I want it seems so alien

I envy you, sir. Really!

It's a curse, honestly, My Wife shares it too now, we agonise about the simplest purchases - we're not tight, we spend every penny we earn, but neither of us can simply buy somethign as simple as a £6 bottle of girly shampoo (for her) or a new pair of pedals to replace some wrecked ones for £25 (for me) without a couple of days of doubt (before) and self-loathing (afterwards).

We don't live like Monks, but I just want us to get the most out of what we have.

That tungsten cube is cool, but I'm drawn to the tungsten spinning top:

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www.foreverspin.com

Or a trebuchet. Just so I can throw things in the park.

Sorry, I meant longboard skateboards, I already bought a surfboard this month. An NSP 7ft 10 second hand which was £150 and 10 miles from the office in Milton Keynes.

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Classic 'went to Cornwall, loved surfing, bought board, it made a nice coffee table'?

Is it wrong that I'm looking at all these knives and thinking 'Mmm. Knives...'?

Is it wrong that I'm looking at all these knives and thinking 'Mmm. Knives...'?

Definitely practical though;

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http://www.blok-knives.co.uk/

Blok knives are across the yard from Love Velo as well - it's a Singletrackers wet dream cum true!

[url= ] Sigma 105mm Macro[/url]

[url= ]Canon 70-200 f2.8[/url]

+ Numerous other camera bodies and lenses, tripods and stuff.

the idea of buying something just because it's nice and I want it seems so alien

Good place to be IMO, world is already full of consumerist waste.

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Not exactly expensive, although I had far better things to spend my money on....

I bought this just before Christmas knowing full well that it would get built, used about 5 times & never see the light of day again....
But, I'd wanted a Tamiya buggy to build since I was about 11 years old, so thought 'sod it'.

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So far, I think I have used it outside 4 times. It would probably get used more if I had more time & somewhere appropriate to use it...! 😀

But, I'd wanted a Tamiya buggy to build since I was about 11 years old, so thought 'sod it'.

I totally, totally get that. 😀

I bought this just before Christmas knowing full well that it would get built, used about 5 times & never see the light of day again....

Snap 🙂

It was fun building it, though.

mogrim - Member

Snap

It was fun building it, though.

It was indeed! I tried to do it as slowly as possible so I didn't rush through it!

The problem I have is mild upgradeitis. The rear springs are too soft and it drags it's arse on the ground everywhere.
I've borrowed some stiffer springs off a bloke at work who's into it all, but need to get some of my own.
Plus, I wanna get a turnbuckle kit for it, to fiddle with the front steering geometry. It understeers quite a bit which 'the internet' reckons can be improved with some simple tweaks.

The kit was only £85 though & the springs/turnbuckles will be about £20 from Japan (much more from UK suppliers) to upgrade something which spends most of it's time in the garage.....but I don't like knowing that it can be improved, without actually doing it! 🙂

But, I'd wanted a Tamiya buggy to build since I was about 11 years old,

Me too, I did enjoy building it but like you I have upgrade fever.

I got oil filled dampers, brushless motor etc, then looked at some sort of stadium truck.....
I stumbled across this;

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[url= http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/262315/?gclid=Cj0KEQjws_m6BRCv37WbtNmJs-IBEiQAWKKt0DXEUzBWnYsjrM1mriZrHmi7qseJECTQIBADEMm-n8AaAtdS8P8HAQ ]Volition[/url]

It's bonkers, makes Tamiya look like a toy. Under £120 too, honestly I cannot recommend it highly enough.

[quote=woffle ]..and does art count?

Arguably most of the things on this thread are "art".

Possibly the most expensive cycle hub:

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http://www.unicycle.uk.com/unicycle-parts/hubs-bearings/kris-holm-schlumpf-geared-unicycle-hub.html

(I actually already own one, but it's an old one which isn't really as good as the current ones and I didn't pay anywhere near that much)

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Not much practical use for me. I cycle to an office job...

It understeers quite a bit which 'the internet' reckons can be improved with some simple tweaks.

It will always understeer when you have those skinny front tyres and wider rear tyres. Put a set of matching wheels on. Doesn't look as funky but will steer a lot better.