It's time to start digging up those Squirrelled Nuts!!!!

Nebulous2

ex-pat_scot said:

i was about to post smugly on our relative lack of tech.  
One dumb TV for the family.
5 x basic giffgaff monthly contracts. Work mobile for me. 2nd hand handsets. Old laptops / PCs.

Then I remembered my garage full of fancy racing bicycles.  

I'm impatiently waiting for my new one to be ready...... More of an endurance one than a racing one though.

Terron

Ibrahim5 said:

Fancy racing bikes are OK if they are used for RACING. It's a waste of money if they aren't. I remember a man at the gym saying you had to pay £3K for a TRAINING bike. I kept thinking surely a. rubbish bike is the best for TRAINING.

Probably not if you are training for racing.

Sea_Shell

Zero winnings on the PB's again for the second month (on £40k) 

Shoving it all in Marcus would have guaranteed £20.   Ho Hum.

As each month passes, surely we get more and more likely to win something....eventually!!

Although I did make a FB sale yesterday for £15, woohoo.

cfw1994

Never mind PBs...we signed up earlier this year to a local 'lottery' to support a Millennium Green near us.....& I got the second prize (£25!) in their November draw.   The milky bars are on me 🤪

zagfles

Terron said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Fancy racing bikes are OK if they are used for RACING. It's a waste of money if they aren't. I remember a man at the gym saying you had to pay £3K for a TRAINING bike. I kept thinking surely a. rubbish bike is the best for TRAINING.

Probably not if you are training for racing.

Why not - like altitude training - train in an environment which is harder than the environment you'll actually be competing in

westv

It will be a little while longer before I start digging up my nuts as my company has finally got around to offering me a full time WFH contract (with visits back to office as required). 

Sea_Shell

zagfles said:

Terron said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Fancy racing bikes are OK if they are used for RACING. It's a waste of money if they aren't. I remember a man at the gym saying you had to pay £3K for a TRAINING bike. I kept thinking surely a. rubbish bike is the best for TRAINING.

Probably not if you are training for racing.

Why not - like altitude training - train in an environment which is harder than the environment you'll actually be competing in

Like running up hills...with a rucksack!!

😉

Terron

zagfles said:

Terron said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Fancy racing bikes are OK if they are used for RACING. It's a waste of money if they aren't. I remember a man at the gym saying you had to pay £3K for a TRAINING bike. I kept thinking surely a. rubbish bike is the best for TRAINING.

Probably not if you are training for racing.

Why not - like altitude training - train in an environment which is harder than the environment you'll actually be competing in

Riding a racing bike uses a different technique to riding a normal one.

Ganga

Terron said:

zagfles said:

Terron said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Fancy racing bikes are OK if they are used for RACING. It's a waste of money if they aren't. I remember a man at the gym saying you had to pay £3K for a TRAINING bike. I kept thinking surely a. rubbish bike is the best for TRAINING.

Probably not if you are training for racing.

Why not - like altitude training - train in an environment which is harder than the environment you'll actually be competing in

Riding a racing bike uses a different technique to riding a normal one.

Yes you go faster 

ex-pat_scot

Ganga said:

Terron said:

zagfles said:

Terron said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Fancy racing bikes are OK if they are used for RACING. It's a waste of money if they aren't. I remember a man at the gym saying you had to pay £3K for a TRAINING bike. I kept thinking surely a. rubbish bike is the best for TRAINING.

Probably not if you are training for racing.

Why not - like altitude training - train in an environment which is harder than the environment you'll actually be competing in

Riding a racing bike uses a different technique to riding a normal one.

Yes you go faster 

Huge apologies to @Sea_Shell for complete derailing of the thread.

You can make activity deliberately harder than it needs to be: adding ankle weights when running, carrying heavy backpacks, riding slow / heavy bikes etc. This does increase the effort required, but crucially diminishes the joy of the activity.
For that reason, I'd rather run faster / cycle longer than compromise (except when occasionally out with slower friends, when I'll ride a CX bike on the road in order to get a decent workout at their pace).

I therefore have inordinately expensive and specialised bikes - everything from superlight folding ones to ultralight racing machines and some with off-road capability. Lots of carbon, titanium, electronic and fancy aerospace materials / design.
It's a bit like the nuances between vehicle ownership - estate car, sports car, van, people carrier etc. Ideally you'd have something suitable for every purpose, but cost and space constraints tend to lead to compromise on one "best fit".
I have the space, and make judicial use of C2W scheme etc to manage costs (and, Covid-aside, the vast majority of my riding is commuting and replaces a car).

There is a slightly broader theme perhaps at play: using the "sunday best" stuff. Wear the best suit; use the best china; drink the nice bottle of wine in the cupboard; ride the "best bike". If you have something that brings you joy, then enjoy it!