I find this rude....

**placidfemme** · 11th July 2006, 12:52

Went shopping around bike (push bikes) shops on Sunday with Sam's family. Her father runs a sports website (http://www.sportznorth.co.nz) and he organizes mountain bike rides for teens and the like... he's very into it, and very good at it too. Spends a lot of his spare time building tracks up north and travelling around looking for good tracks...

Anyway, we went shopping to get his some mountain bike clothes and whatever... so the rest of them are looking at the clothes and I'm walking around looking at the bikes, thinking to myself, mountain biking would be pretty kewl, I used to love hooning around on my bike as a kid, skidding and going wild in the bush tracks...

So I find the bike that I think is shit hot... and

it costs more than my damn motorbike... how rude is that?

Check this out:

http://www.bikebarn.co.nz/shop/mount...a-stab-supreme

So Sam's mum reckons I should sell my bike and buy this one...

**Str8 Jacket** · 11th July 2006, 12:55

Originally Posted by placidfemme

So Sam's mum reckons I should sell my bike and buy this one...

lol, of course she does! I mean she's only looking out for your safety, right?!

**Mr. Peanut** · 11th July 2006, 12:56

I had a play on my pushie today

give me a hard frame anyday.

Why is it when ever I buy a cheap shitter, it lasts forever. But god forbid I spend money on a decent one, and it's in bits by the end of the week.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 11th July 2006, 12:57

Fuck no, until I mashed my ankle at Wanganui, I'd done more damage to myself on a push bike!

**Squeak the Rat** · 11th July 2006, 12:58

My mountain bike cost just under half what my new motorbike cost.

My car is worth the least of my three vehicles (monetary and sentamental value).....

PS - nice plug but check the link, it didn't work for me

**placidfemme** · 11th July 2006, 12:58

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

lol, of course she does! I mean she's only looking out for your safety, right?!

Man even if I wanted to.... I wouldn't be able to buy that... $7000 for the bike (on sale mind you), plus you then need a helmet (if your buying a bike like that you might as well get a dirt bike/off road flash type helmet), which at bike barn is another $150+, then you would want the gear too...

And I live on the Shore... so I can't exactly ride to work... and at that price we wouldn't be able to get Sam a bike too... so we wouldn't be able to ride together.... totally pointless...

They do have some cheaper options for the same brand bike... but still...

**Two Smoker** · 11th July 2006, 12:58

Loosebruces pushbike costs even more than that

**placidfemme** · 11th July 2006, 13:00

Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat

My mountain bike cost just under half what my new motorbike cost.

My car is worth the least of my three vehicles (monetary and sentamental value).....

PS - nice plug but check the link, it didn't work for me

The sports north website link or the bike link? The sports north one is down at the moment (apparantly) but it should be up soon...

**Mr. Peanut** · 11th July 2006, 13:00

Originally Posted by placidfemme

Man even if I wanted to.... I wouldn't be able to buy that... $7000 for the bike (on sale mind you), plus you then need a helmet (if your buying a bike like that you might as well get a dirt bike/off road flash type helmet), which at bike barn is another $150+, then you would want the gear too...

And I live on the Shore... so I can't exactly ride to work... and at that price we wouldn't be able to get Sam a bike too... so we wouldn't be able to ride together.... totally pointless...

They do have some cheaper options for the same brand bike... but still...

Do you NEED a bike like this???? You have to pedal it remember

**placidfemme** · 11th July 2006, 13:01

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Loosebruces pushbike costs even more than that

lucky bastard... if I had the money I'd buy it... even at that price... but then again for that price I could get a 600cc and thats WAY more tempting lol

**placidfemme** · 11th July 2006, 13:03

Originally Posted by MrPeanut

Do you NEED a bike like this???? You have to pedal it remember

AUCKLANDERS.....

I love biking (pushbikes). Admitidly I'm not very fit now, and would have a very hard time breathing and dealing with burning legs... but if you have a passion for something you eventually overcome those smaller issues...

And by biking it would give Sam's dad and myself something in common and maybe he won't hate me as much (lol like that would change)