N+1 with a joint account.

[mjr]

How much do you need it? I was given my current road bike, although I did buy it new consumables. You can't buy class and proven longevity. https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/falcon-majorca-restoration.182937/

(Oh and to be clear, I could buy one if I wanted. I think my wife has bought as many bikes as I have and more of them were new.)

 

[Milkfloat]

My bikes only cost £50 (so the wife thinks).

 

[screenman]

My wife brought me my last 2 bikes so she knows what they cost, she would like me to start building another one but I have said no, for the moment.

 

[cyberknight]

C2W scheme

Only way i managed n+1 .
An way you need at least 1 spare bike in case 1 breaks ................

 

[Flying Dodo]

@velovoice has more bikes than I have, but I know it wouldn't be an issue if I decided to get another. It's an interesting dilemma some people seem to have in trying to justify things!

 

[e-rider]

pay special attention in the bedroom, and get the hoover out - that should do it

 

[graham bowers]

Buy it, sprinkle it with dust, and when you wheel it out, announce "I've had it for ages".

 

[SteveBM]

Sometimes it's easier to seek forgiveness than to ask permission

 

[xxDarkRiderxx]

Buy it, what is the worst that can happen. You have an argument which will blow over, and you will have your bike. Or you could sell your current one to fund it.

 

[Saluki]

Just buy one and hide it up. When your wife eventually sees it say "what this old thing, I've had it for ages". Apparently it works with frocks.

Alternatively just walk in the house with new bike and say "it followed me home and I am keeping it" I KNOW that works from personal experience.

 

[Soltydog]

O a C2W scheme

This is how I justified my first road bike, although I started off looking at £500 bikes & said if I commute once a week it'll pay for itself, ended up with a £950 bike & hardly commuted to start with

I would love a titanium bike & keep looking at Enigma, but even doing 10k miles this year I can not justify (to myself) spending £2.5k+ on a bike Is it going to be twice as good as my carbon bike???

 

[screenman]

I am a bit odd in that I would rather spend on my wife and kids than I would spend on myself, which is why the wife buys them for me.

 

[Alan Frame]

C'mon. everybody knows that bikes are totally self funding.... what you save in fuel, gym membership and mental well-being etc. pays for the bike many times over!

In fact, I believe that your frugality means that you should be extracting MORE out of the joint pot, just to redress the balance you know.

 

[Dave 123]

How old are the kids? You could rent them out to friends and neighbours to do chores and odd jobs.
Charge their services at £10ph. 150 hours worked each over the Christmas holidays will buy you a nice high end bit of carbon bling.

Don't the Esther Rantzen....

 

[Hip Priest]

I would love a titanium bike & keep looking at Enigma, but even doing 10k miles this year I can not justify (to myself) spending £2.5k+ on a bike Is it going to be twice as good as my carbon bike???

There's only one way to find out!