Old 08-19-19, 10:15 AM
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Riveting
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Originally Posted by rubynewbie
My husband is extremely angry that that I spent $2430 on a bike to get exercise on and also says that the carbon fiber frame is not only an excessive waste of money for my level...
Tell the spouse to look at it this way: the gym membership that you have currently is about $1,080 for 3 years (assuming $30/month), which you can now cancel and save that money instead. And then you can ride this expensive new bike for the next 3 years and sell it used for half its original value (or a little less). So the bike ends up being almost free.

If you then add on top of that, the gas savings and "wear and tear" savings of not using your car if you also decide to bike-commute to work, this bike might actually start to make you some money. Ask you husband if he can say the same about his golf clubs, boat, tools, cameras, video games, musical instruments, etc...

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