He bought a bike! He bought a bike! - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

09-15-2004, 04:42 PM

My husband bought a bike!

I think I'm more excited than he is!

Earlier this week he found a 2001 touring bike hiding in our favorite
LBS, on sale for about $300 off, and was very intrigued. He test-rode
it, and it fit him perfectly.

This is a man who will happily spend large amounts of money on me or the
boys, but it's usually like pulling teeth to get him to buy himself a
pair of socks, much less anything pricey. You could have knocked me
over with a feather when out of the blue he said to me, "Would it upset
you if I bought that bike?"

*blink*

Upset me? UPSET ME??? I'm so tickled pink I can hardly contain myself!
He really wants to ride with me! He's really hooked!

*beam*

Oh, I found it on the manufacturer's website. The frame on his bike is
a nice dark green, not the banana yellow pictured (I doubt my extremely
conservative husband would have bought the bike had it been that shade
of yellow).

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09-15-2004, 07:49 PM

the black rose writes:

> My husband bought a bike!

I ride a Cannondale t800 touring bike every day and remain very happy with
it. I believe mine's from the same 2001 model year, but I have the "banana
yellow" one you say your husband would be too conservative to be seen on.
It's not built for speed, but I think it's a great city bike, commuter
bike, errand bike, and so forth. It's a good bike for big guys, with stiff
oversized aluminum tubing, and you can carry a lot of stuff on it with
ease. I hope he likes his.

Paul Turner

09-15-2004, 07:49 PM

the black rose writes:

> My husband bought a bike!

I ride a Cannondale t800 touring bike every day and remain very happy with
it. I believe mine's from the same 2001 model year, but I have the "banana
yellow" one you say your husband would be too conservative to be seen on.
It's not built for speed, but I think it's a great city bike, commuter
bike, errand bike, and so forth. It's a good bike for big guys, with stiff
oversized aluminum tubing, and you can carry a lot of stuff on it with
ease. I hope he likes his.

Paul Turner

09-15-2004, 07:49 PM

the black rose writes:

> My husband bought a bike!

I ride a Cannondale t800 touring bike every day and remain very happy with
it. I believe mine's from the same 2001 model year, but I have the "banana
yellow" one you say your husband would be too conservative to be seen on.
It's not built for speed, but I think it's a great city bike, commuter
bike, errand bike, and so forth. It's a good bike for big guys, with stiff
oversized aluminum tubing, and you can carry a lot of stuff on it with
ease. I hope he likes his.

Paul Turner

09-15-2004, 07:49 PM

the black rose writes:

> My husband bought a bike!

I ride a Cannondale t800 touring bike every day and remain very happy with
it. I believe mine's from the same 2001 model year, but I have the "banana
yellow" one you say your husband would be too conservative to be seen on.
It's not built for speed, but I think it's a great city bike, commuter
bike, errand bike, and so forth. It's a good bike for big guys, with stiff
oversized aluminum tubing, and you can carry a lot of stuff on it with
ease. I hope he likes his.

Paul Turner

09-15-2004, 11:04 PM

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:42:00 GMT,
<cr42d.228443$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>, the black rose
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> He really wants to ride with me! He's really hooked!

With your new bike he was worried that he wouldn't be able to hang
onto your wheel any more.
--
zk

09-15-2004, 11:04 PM

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:42:00 GMT,
<cr42d.228443$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>, the black rose
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> He really wants to ride with me! He's really hooked!

With your new bike he was worried that he wouldn't be able to hang
onto your wheel any more.
--
zk

09-15-2004, 11:04 PM

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:42:00 GMT,
<cr42d.228443$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>, the black rose
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> He really wants to ride with me! He's really hooked!

With your new bike he was worried that he wouldn't be able to hang
onto your wheel any more.
--
zk

09-15-2004, 11:04 PM

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:42:00 GMT,
<cr42d.228443$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>, the black rose
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> He really wants to ride with me! He's really hooked!

With your new bike he was worried that he wouldn't be able to hang
onto your wheel any more.
--
zk

09-15-2004, 11:25 PM

>*blink*
>
>Upset me? UPSET ME??? I'm so tickled pink I can hardly contain myself!
> He really wants to ride with me! He's really hooked!
>
>*beam*

Excellent. Before you know it, he'll be wearing Lycra cycling kit in clashing
lurid colours ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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