Overheard on the train last night
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Two couples on their way to a gig in Newcastle, man from one
couple said something I didn't hear, woman who wasn't his
partner replied loudly, "Nearly one thousand pounds for a
push bike?" He again said something I didn't hear and she
said, "but one thousan pounds for a /push bike/!" She
stressed the term push bike to the limit of scornfulness.
This was the same train that was so full the one regular
cyclist who gets it was refused entry. As all the trains
were to pot last night I think he'd have been quicker
cycling from Durham to Newcastle.
Colin
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"Colin Blackburn" <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> writes:
>Two couples on their way to a gig in Newcastle, man from
>one couple said something I didn't hear, woman who wasn't
>his partner replied loudly, "Nearly one thousand pounds for
>a push bike?" He again said something I didn't hear and she
>said, "but one thousan pounds for a /push bike/!" She
>stressed the term push bike to the limit of scornfulness.
We're getting the same sort of reaction from insurance
companies who think trying to insurance two bicycles of
around £1700 each is Outrageous. So it will probably end
with the cheapo bikes on the contents insurance and the
really Nice bikes through the CTC. Strangely enough my Ford
Fiesta was very easy to insure.
(and I just realised that soon I will have a Fiesto and
a Fiero :-)
Roos
>"but one thousan pounds for a /push bike/!" She stressed the term push bike to the limit of scornfulness.
I mentioned to a mate the other day that I was considering spending £200 on a pair of wheels. He was aghast and said he wouldn't spend that much on a whole bike.
d.
Colin Blackburn wrote:
> Two couples on their way to a gig in Newcastle, man from
> one couple said something I didn't hear, woman who wasn't
> his partner replied loudly, "Nearly one thousand pounds
> for a push bike?" He again said something I didn't hear
> and she said, "but one thousan pounds for a /push bike/!"
> She stressed the term push bike to the limit of
> scornfulness.
Quite. What kind of a bike do you get for a grand?
Skinflint!
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Colin Blackburn wrote:
> Two couples on their way to a gig in Newcastle, man from
> one couple said something I didn't hear, woman who wasn't
> his partner replied loudly, "Nearly one thousand pounds
> for a push bike?"
Are you sure it wasn't "wan thawasan poonds, man"? ;-)
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
>
> Quite. What kind of a bike do you get for a grand?
> Skinflint!
Guy, we've been conversing too long on urc - exactly what I
was going to post until I saw you have more time on your
hands and got in first :-)
Tony
> I mentioned to a mate the other day that I was considering
> spending £200 on a pair of wheels. He was aghast and said
> he wouldn't spend that much on a whole bike.
The satisfaction of a bargain is soon forgotten, but the
displeasure of owning crappy stuff stays as long as you own
it... or sommat. Get the very best you can afford, whether
it's a pair of wheels, a bottle of wine, whatever.
Just don't borrow the cash to fund a lavish lifestyle beyond
your means...
BTW: Years ago, I was trail riding my motorbike and met a
young lad on a MTB. We got chatting and he was well taken
with my KMX, as it turned out his MTB was worth a grand more
than my Kawasaki!
bfn,
Tony B
"Colin Blackburn" <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:opr66bhrjzyxrafp@nntphost.dur.ac.uk...
> Two couples on their way to a gig in Newcastle, man from
> one couple said something I didn't hear, woman who wasn't
> his partner replied loudly, "Nearly one thousand pounds
> for a push bike?" He again said something I didn't hear
> and she said, "but one thousan pounds for a /push bike/!"
> She stressed the term push bike to the limit of
> scornfulness.
Would you find it strange to know that sets of golf clubs
can cost > £1000. Or perhaps that Motorcycle helmets can go
for > £600 and a set of motorcycle leathers can cost >£1500
It's all relative - if you're not an aficionado, you will
find something surprising based on what your experience is.
TBH, I'm still surprised bicycles can cost as much as
they do - especially as the more you pay the less you
seem to get ;-)
On 2004-04-28, Roos Eisma <roos@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
> We're getting the same sort of reaction from insurance
> companies who think trying to insurance two bicycles of
> around £1700 each is Outrageous. So it will probably end
> with the cheapo bikes on the contents insurance and the
> really Nice bikes through the CTC. Strangely enough my
> Ford Fiesta was very easy to insure.
I had the same problem with the trikes. Expensive with the
CTC. My house insurer at the time thought I was joking,
and when I repeated the question later, thought I was
insulting them.
I've now changed to the Halifax which isn't too bad - but
need to clear up some things on their cover. They had no
problem with the trikes at all. The base price is very good,
but watch what has to be added as extras, such as _any_
cycles (less than £500 are covered if you get the plus
option) and accidental damage or DIY damage.
One thing with Halifax is that they didn't demand specific
locks, so I could have got a lighter D lock than I did - oh
well, it will keep me fit! I have the Abus X52, which is big
enough to go from the central frame to a reasonable sized
post that the trike is parked alongside. Not a bad price
from CycleXpress. There's a lighter one though also by Abus
made for cyclists, and I think any well made looking D lock
will deter the vast majority of thieves (though there are
some cheap looking ones out there, that may not).
- Richard
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parc_erom@crossdata.co.uk schreef ...
> TBH, I'm still surprised bicycles can cost as much as
> they do - especially as the more you pay the less you
> seem to get ;-)
It's sort of like lady's underwear...... :->
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"dwb" <parc_erom@crossdata.co.uk> wrote in message news:<c6oras$em0nn$1@ID-114060.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> Would you find it strange to know that sets of golf
> clubs can cost > £1000. Or perhaps that Motorcycle
> helmets can go for > £600 and a set of motorcycle
> leathers can cost >£1500
>
> It's all relative - if you're not an aficionado, you
> will find something surprising based on what your
> experience is.
>
> TBH, I'm still surprised bicycles can cost as much as
> they do - especially as the more you pay the less you
> seem to get ;-)
I few years ago I spent 1000 quid on a record turntable
with no arm!
--
Simon M.
Simon Mason wrote:
> I few years ago I spent 1000 quid on a record turntable
> with no arm!
Mostly armless.
--
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Richard Corfield wrote:
> I had the same problem with the trikes. Expensive with the
> CTC. My hous=
e
> insurer at the time thought I was joking, and when I
> repeated the quest=
ion
> later, thought I was insulting them.
>=20
> I've now changed to the Halifax which isn't too bad - but
> need to clear=
up
> some things on their cover. They had no problem with the
> trikes at all.=
> The base price is very good, but watch what has to be
> added as extras, such as _any_ cycles (less than =A3500
> are covered if you get the plus option) and accidental
> damage or DIY damage.
Thanks for the pointer, Richard, we'll look into it. CTC
does get=20 cheaper with extra cycles though, with second of
the 'bents (both valued =
to replace at 1800) at 100 where the first would be 144.
Am currently with Nationwide, who were happy to put my 'bent
on=20 originally at over 1500 if it was a named item, so
that's what I did.=20 Calling to check about adding Roos'
when it arrives, they decided they=20 don't do bikes that
expensive, would keep insuring mine as it has=20 "slipped
through the net" (no it didn't, they just changed their=20
policies since I started insuring with them!) but would not
add another.
Part of the issues are seeing at what level the "cheap and
nasty" bikes=20 come in. The 8 will be 1250 and the Brom
600, both of which are above=20 the limit you mention above,
though my MTB and Roos' hybrid should both=20 be okay. Bah!
Will call them and see, anyway.
> One thing with Halifax is that they didn't demand
> specific locks
Haven't yet found anyone that does, though I've used
Kryptonite Ds for=20 years anyway.
Pete. --=20 Peter Clinch University of Dundee Tel 44 1382
660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44
1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net
p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
"Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.com> wrote in message news:<c6oo4j$dchq7$1@ID-178940.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
> >
> > Quite. What kind of a bike do you get for a grand?
> > Skinflint!
>
> Guy, we've been conversing too long on urc - exactly what
> I was going to post until I saw you have more time on your
> hands and got in first :-)
What are you implying? It's obvious that a busy man like
Guy only has time to scan quickly through URC once or
twice a day.
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Dave...
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:c6qclu$eu6f2$1@ID-151936.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Simon Mason wrote:
>
> > I few years ago I spent 1000 quid on a record turntable
> > with no arm!
>
> Mostly armless.
Dear URC readership, if we all club together we could
possibly afford to buy Mr Chapman a new book and perhaps be
amused by references to something a little less tired than
Pooh or the Hitchhiker's Guide....
I hereby pledge the first thruppence.
--
Mark South Citizen of the World, Denizen of the Net <<Tiens!
Ce poulet a une grenade!
Mark South wrote:
> Dear URC readership, if we all club together we could
> possibly afford to buy Mr Chapman a new book and perhaps
> be amused by references to something a little less tired
> than Pooh or the Hitchhiker's Guide....
FYI I am currently reading through the paperback SF section
of my local library, in alphabetical order by author.
--
Guy
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Simon Mason wrote:
> I few years ago I spent 1000 quid on a record turntable
> with no arm!
How did you give the money to the shopkeeper, then?
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Reply to Mark Tranchant
> > I few years ago I spent 1000 quid on a record turntable
> > with no arm!
>
> How did you give the money to the shopkeeper, then?
>
Easy: he paid through the nose.
IGMC.
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squeak, We like to see him biting fingers in his horny beak.
Mark South wrote:
>Dear URC readership, if we all club together we could
>possibly afford to buy Mr Chapman a new book and perhaps be
>amused by references to something a little less tired than
>Pooh or the Hitchhiker's Guide....
at which point his humour would be lost on 99.99% of the
readership...
** Phil.
Tony B wrote:
> The satisfaction of a bargain is soon forgotten, but the
> displeasure of owning crappy stuff stays as long as you
> own it... or sommat.
"The quality is remembered long after the price is
forgotten" - Henry Royce
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Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
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