Why get married? (Bike related)

**Plakespear** · 07-12-2004, 09:40 AM

Okay, so I walk into work Saturday morning, and sitting on the road bike rack I spy an USPS edition Trek 5500. Usually we don't stock such a high end bike, so I went in to take a closer look. Turns out that it's a used bike. Didn't look too used, though. There were barely even any scratches on the pedals.

I ask Brian what's the deal with the bike. He says the guy who's selling it is getting married, and his wife is making him sell his bike.

Seriously, that is fucked up. I know I'd call off the wedding right than and there if some woman wanted me to sell off my bike. Especially a Dura-Ace equipped OCLV Trek. I mean, if you like riding enough to buy a $3500 bike, are you going to marry someone who wants you to give it up.

BTW- if anyone wants to buy a 58 cm Trek 5500 triple in USPS colors for 2 grand, PM me.

**jayfrizzo** · 07-12-2004, 09:43 AM

Originally posted by Plakespear
He says the guy who's selling it is getting married, and his wife is making him sell his bike.

Totally Gat. But maybe we don't know the whole story.

**Benny Profane** · 07-12-2004, 09:47 AM

Nice deal. If it was the only high end bike the guy had, or maybe one of two, he should get on that thing and ride west for a few thousand miles. Away from her.
But if it's one of six high end bikes, or he never rode at all, he needs her.

**Viva** · 07-12-2004, 09:53 AM

I was in a relationship once with someone who asked that I not do any mountaineering. Her concern was for my safety; she had already lost close relatives and knew of people who never came back from climbs. I didn't have a problem with that at all.

**InspectorGadget** · 07-12-2004, 11:11 AM

When I bought a new Ducati, without first consulting Mrs. Gadget aka The Safety Maven - beforehand, her response was "I guess you'll always have one" (meaning a motorcycle). She doesn't like them and would prefer I don't ride, but she has resigned herself to the fact that I like to ride two-wheelers - with and without a motor.

Either there is more to this story, as suggested, or this guy is with the wrong woman.

**tywhy** · 07-13-2004, 03:52 PM

Originally posted by jayfrizzo
Totally Gat. But maybe we don't know the whole story.

i think we know enough...that's one whipped bastard to sell his bike for a chick. poor fukker.

**InspectorGadget** · 07-13-2004, 04:19 PM

I was speaking with a friend last night and I was telling him the story of this poor guy that has to sell his USPS bike; I thought he should pry the wallet out of his tight-ass pocket and buy the bike himself.

My friend proceeds to tell me about a guy he works with that has four high-end bikes. Apparently there is a rule in this gentlemen's household limiting bikes to four - he can buy all he wants as long as he keeps the number of bikes at four.

The four bike rule is one I could live with; is it remotely possible the allegedly whipped USPS Trek owner married the sister of Mrs. Four Bikes???