rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
How long after taking delivery of +1, should one wait before floating the idea of N+1 again?
N+1
- Thread starter rb58
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Wobblers
Euthermic
- Location
- Minkowski Space
I think it depends on how brave you are!Good luck.... !
Gerry Attrick
Lincolnshire Mountain Rescue Consultant
At least one birthday and/or anniversary!
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
There must be an addition to this formula that explains the number of bikes at which it is decided a clear-out is needed, which then resets the counter for the n+1 formula to work again...
Get the new-new one before the old-new one ceases to look new and hope she just registers "new-bike".
Muddyfox
Guru
- Location
- Blackdown Hills Devon
Until you get caught
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
If you're not already planning new bike #2 before the arrival of new bike #1, that sounds like slacking to me!
Sheffield_Tiger
Legendary Member
The definition of N+1 answers the question
phil120867
Über Member
- Location
- edenbridge
I recently sold a Scott Scale 20 and replaced it with a Scott Ransom 20. Both Scott's both nude Carbon and she didn't notice the change despite on being a hardtail XC whippet and the other being a 7'' travel all mountain monster! I've also added to the fleet by buying bits and leaving them until a 'friend' lends me a frame to hamg them all on
jayonabike
Powered by caffeine & whisky
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Phil....I like your style
If you have to ask the question then I think you know the answer.
My wife and I have personal budgets (lord, that sounds w*nky) specifically to avoid such questions. There are 2 rules of operation;
- we can buy whatever we like below a certain value without asking the other half. We agreed on this because my wife felt guilty about buying new jeans and it just felt silly to me that she should feel obliged to ask my 'permission'.
- we have a total personal annual spend allowance. This was decided to limit me! I can fritter that away as I like on 'rule 1' purchases OR spend it in one hit. My call but once it's gone then that's it, no budget over runs!
I have to say, for all it's spreadsheet-ness, it does work. We no longer have to ask questions, or feel selfish, about personal spending. And I'm no longer spending the sums I used to on N+1 cycling stuff.
My wife and I have personal budgets (lord, that sounds w*nky) specifically to avoid such questions. There are 2 rules of operation;
- we can buy whatever we like below a certain value without asking the other half. We agreed on this because my wife felt guilty about buying new jeans and it just felt silly to me that she should feel obliged to ask my 'permission'.
- we have a total personal annual spend allowance. This was decided to limit me! I can fritter that away as I like on 'rule 1' purchases OR spend it in one hit. My call but once it's gone then that's it, no budget over runs!
I have to say, for all it's spreadsheet-ness, it does work. We no longer have to ask questions, or feel selfish, about personal spending. And I'm no longer spending the sums I used to on N+1 cycling stuff.
Try to construct a financial justification. I got my fixie past the finance dept by justifying that it would pay for itself within a year by way of saved petrol if I were to commute on it just three times a week. (And, no it had to be a new bike, because there was no way I could leave £2k of carbon in the works bike shed).
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
The only good thing about rising petrol costs is it makes money spent on bikes more justifiable.
