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April Fool?


Last week I went to the bike shop to try on bike shoes, and figure out what size I wear in them, since they don't run like regular shoes.  Wasn't buying, just figuring out what I wanted.  A friend of mine works there, and was trying to tempt me with a tri bike.  It was nice, but I wasn't looking for a bike.  I've only had Pepe since July.  So, he then convinced me to bring my bike in for a bike fit, since I bought it online, and my father and I put it together.  So, yesterday morning, I took it in.  He watched me ride it, made adjustments, and wow, huge difference.  Then we started talking about all the things I should do to it to make it ride-able for Syracuse 70.3 .  As he was listing all the parts I would need to buy, and we started adding them up, it was going to cost almost as much as the bike did originally!  So, I started thinking about the bike he showed me last week.  And told him to throw it on the trainer, so I could try it out. 
That bike is now on layaway, under my name.  Who goes to a bike shop for a bike fitting and buys a new bike?  I'm in shock.  Feeling really guilty.  I don't do things like this normally.  I hate spending money on myself.  I will buy my son $100 basketball sneakers, but buy myself running shoes at Marshalls  for $25.  I only ended up with the bike I currently have because my parents bought it for me.  I'm having a really hard time justifying this purchase in my head.  What was I thinking?  ACK!
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Anonymous said…
This is something you are going to have for several years, not just one season. Well taken care of a bike can last over 10 years. This is an investment in you sister.

Go for it.
April 3, 2011 at 2:46 PM
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