How Much Money have you spent on BIkes in 2008?

The fact that it was completely irrelevant as the post was talking about sealed bearings not loose ball makes it even funnier.

Oh such japes.

I'm watching you Bernhard, any more of this cheeky talk and I will report you.

Well if we're including clothing, old bits that have been sold (ie, money going on bikes going through your hands) about 6-7k.

at one stage i went through 4 cars in a year. bikes are a lot cheaper!

One year I spent £15,000 on a VW Beatle - yes bikes are much cheaper ..;)

I can never understand why business is so bad, everyone I know is in need of this.

woo!

Congestion charge for a year £8 x 50 x 5 = £2000
Parking in the City for a year = £2,500
Plus fuel, vehicle excise duty, insurance, servicing, depreciation.

Cost of driving to work each day over a year = considerably > £5,000.

I've now been cycling rather than driving for two years and have saved money despite two nice new bikes, acres of lycra and various other pleasant things.

I've just had a radio 4 producer in my kitchen recording the sound my bike makes when the back wheel turns; you can't put a price on that.

1. 18t freewheel

2. Rear brake for when using the freewheel

What Capri you got? One of my mate's has got a mk3 2.0 and another has a matt black mk2 3.0, they are both gorgeous.

Mk3 2.8 special in matt black.

I've just had a radio 4 producer in my kitchen recording the sound my bike makes when the back wheel turns; you can't put a price on that.

There is something very reassuring about that.maybe the world isn't doomed after all.

I've just had a radio 4 producer in my kitchen recording the sound my bike makes when the back wheel turns; you can't put a price on that.

I will listen to the Archers with keen interest this Sunday.

Joe Grundy cycles off to the sound of Will's rear wheel. Bliss on a Sunday morning.

Would guess it's around £1500...

i've lost count....is that bad?

i've lost count....is that bad?
Depends how far you can count up to.

Probably only around £500..

I'm going to start a new project in the new year though so I feel my 09 total will go above my 08 one fairly sharpish

I'm watching you Bernhard, any more of this cheeky talk and I will report you.

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread3579.html

Personally, for me one of the finest threads of 2008, not only useful technical information but also some top class hilarity from our very own Tynan.

also bear in mind that the big bonus brigade have relatively small salaries ( certainly smaller than their bonus) as they are 'bonus-driven', as they say.

Yeah but what is a 'small salary' for a banker?

How come you guys spend so much? Your a bunch of consumer whores :) Damn your disposable incomes.

I've just had a radio 4 producer in my kitchen recording the sound my bike makes when the back wheel turns; you can't put a price on that.

Wow! are they going to transmitt it on your own personal frequency, so you can listen on your headphones and block out traffic noise?

Thats pimpin it that ;)

The noise my back wheel makes is, apparently, a metaphor for the economy. So what Gordon Brown needs to do is sort his bottom bracket axle out and buy a new chain ring.

How come you guys spend so much? Your a bunch of consumer whores :) Damn your disposable incomes.

My excuses range from: working my arse off, not having kids or mortgage to worry about, not spending all my money on tight jeans and trainers :P, riding 'ok' bikes for 20 years and finally treating myself to some bling (and even the S-Works was second hand).

The noise my back wheel makes is, apparently, a metaphor for the economy.

So it is all your fault?

Thanks.

There's a posse of citywankers going to sort him out tomorrow night if you wanna join in? :)

i'm up to around 2K. i've had a shit year so bought a new bike in a happy colour to cheer myself up.

There's a posse of citywankers going to sort him out tomorrow night if you wanna join in? :)

No. I meant it.

Thanks

There's a posse of citywankers going to sort him out tomorrow night if you wanna join in? :)
When will you bunch of fucktards realise that 'record bonuses in the city' = we all have jobs. I'm fucked off with communist messengers. You fucktards don't even know what side you on...

If I see another 'I've been credit crunched' followed by 'I hate city wankers' followed by 'I won't buy that thing that I don't need for the price you want for it' thread I'm quitting the forum before Object can pursuade me otherwise.

Fucktards the lot of you.