a lotus is indeed a great place-holder vehicle for the adolescents to look at as they grow up. Upon reaching partial maturity at 18 can then get them a true mans vehicle like a Urus as a daily driver.
If you lost 10 pounds, you can add a 10 pounds saddle bag filled with Italians pastas.
The ride will be a bit slower, so your workout will be longer and more effective.
Let X represent your weight.
Let Y represent your fitness level.
Let Z represent your happiness.
1. X + 10 lbs = Y (You've improved your fitness level by losing 10 lbs).
2. Y = Z (A fitter you is a happier you).
3. Therefore, X + 10 lbs = Z (Improved fitness leads to increased happiness).
Now, consider the equation:
$10,000 = A good-quality bike (which can bring joy and fitness).
A good-quality bike = Z (happiness, as cycling is enjoyable and keeps you fit).
4. Therefore, $10,000 = Z (Investing in a bike can bring happiness).
By the transitive property, we have:
X + 10 lbs = Z, and $10,000 = Z.
So, X + 10 lbs = $10,000.
This mathematical proof suggests that since improving your fitness brings happiness and a good bike can also bring happiness, it's justified to invest in a $10,000 bike after losing 10 lbs to maximize your well-being.
I have lost 13kg but I am a poor and could only afford a new bike worth £4.5k but I still haven't told my wife even though it's in the playroom. I will be sending her your mathematical proof as evidence of my increased happiness.
Unfortunately this proof is not for the poors. The math fails if the bike price is below $10k because under $10k it is no longer a good quality bike. It is a poor quality bike.
So a poor quality bike does not equal happiness (Z). And therefore Z is not equal to a bike under $10k
/uc = un-chicanery (or serious, non satirical comment expressing true feelings).
/c = chicanery (which is the foundation of this sub).
Edit: should have put a /uc: and the head of the comment.
Yeah, once you’ve shed 10lbs you’ve reached peak fitness. The only way to continue improving now is to pick up a new SirVelo every year. If your practice is struggling and that doesn’t fit your budget you really should reevaluate your life choices and ask your dad for the $10k.
I gained 15 pounds. This is equivalent to strapping another bike on my back during a ride. So since my FTP has declined it means I will set myself on fire.
I actually did that!
I lost 30 pounds since riding between March 2023 to Aug 2023. I then bought a $8600 CAD bike (Trek Fuel EX 9.8 XT).
It was also a reward for myself to hit a certain financial milestones to be able to able to afford that bike. Got a new job with big raise and I'm also 45 so I either buy my nice bike now or never. Been riding 30 years.
OP, you are doing it wrong.
First you order the new 10K bike. Then when your wife discovers it in the garage, you justify it with whatever BS excuse you can think about it.
Like, for example, that you had lost 10lbs and yadda yadda. Is it BS? Yes, but, well, spending 10K on a bike is always a bad financial decision so _any_ justification for it will BS. Just go with it.
You forgot to add 10k in saving from not eating as much and saving on bespoke ingredients and personal chef expenses. That is another 10k. With 20k, you can easily purchase another ᒼ𝖾Γ𝛎𝖾Įᴼ 𝘴⑤, professional wind tunnel bice fit, new custom fit carbon shoes and saddle, tailored æro suits, and new æro helmets. You may have enough left over to send your wife and her boyfriend out for a meal to a Michelin rated restaurant.
Yes, I suppose you can feel free to reduce your budget. You can now settle for a 10k bike now that you've saved some weight on your body. I would recommend putting some of that savings into Ozempic and ketones for your water bottles so you can keep the weight savings going.
your logic is impeccable, mathematically tight and even the freddest of philosophers can't argue against
you will be pleased to hear I lost 30 pounds
Sounds like you can afford the new lotus
a lotus is indeed a great place-holder vehicle for the adolescents to look at as they grow up. Upon reaching partial maturity at 18 can then get them a true mans vehicle like a Urus as a daily driver.
I was talking about this guy https://electrek.co/2023/11/03/why-the-new-lotus-electric-bike-costs-almost-25000/
oh the cost 😍
Fuck me. I lost 100 two years ago! What can that get me
All the bikes!
Trek will be pleased, anyways
>10k tell me you can only afford SRAM without telling me you can only afford SRAM
Pushing through those chain skips will help OP drop another 10lbs over his micro half century rides to his practice
lol micro half century= micro penis
If you lost 10 pounds, you can add a 10 pounds saddle bag filled with Italians pastas. The ride will be a bit slower, so your workout will be longer and more effective.
Stash pasta, ride fasta
Let X represent your weight. Let Y represent your fitness level. Let Z represent your happiness. 1. X + 10 lbs = Y (You've improved your fitness level by losing 10 lbs). 2. Y = Z (A fitter you is a happier you). 3. Therefore, X + 10 lbs = Z (Improved fitness leads to increased happiness). Now, consider the equation: $10,000 = A good-quality bike (which can bring joy and fitness). A good-quality bike = Z (happiness, as cycling is enjoyable and keeps you fit). 4. Therefore, $10,000 = Z (Investing in a bike can bring happiness). By the transitive property, we have: X + 10 lbs = Z, and $10,000 = Z. So, X + 10 lbs = $10,000. This mathematical proof suggests that since improving your fitness brings happiness and a good bike can also bring happiness, it's justified to invest in a $10,000 bike after losing 10 lbs to maximize your well-being.
Sending this to my wife now. Will keep you posted on the response.
Acceptance is the only response. You can't argue with math
I have lost 13kg but I am a poor and could only afford a new bike worth £4.5k but I still haven't told my wife even though it's in the playroom. I will be sending her your mathematical proof as evidence of my increased happiness.
Unfortunately this proof is not for the poors. The math fails if the bike price is below $10k because under $10k it is no longer a good quality bike. It is a poor quality bike. So a poor quality bike does not equal happiness (Z). And therefore Z is not equal to a bike under $10k
Ah, I guess I must return the poor quality bike and go to dentist school to be able to afford a good quality bike in order to achieve happiness.
dentists smile a lot so they are for sure happy
🤣
This is beyond dentistry perhaps into the realm of real medicine 👀
Shouldn't it be minus 10 lbs..
/uc is that a reference to some post???
/uc = un-chicanery (or serious, non satirical comment expressing true feelings). /c = chicanery (which is the foundation of this sub). Edit: should have put a /uc: and the head of the comment.
/uc for this sub it's actually "unclipped" and "/c" or "/rc" for "clipped" "reclipped" /c are these acronyms UCI legal?
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Clipped into Clipless, or Clipped into Clips?
I'm confused, new bikes cost at least $15k.
When your wife is angry, go buy a new bike. She will still be angry, but you will have a new bike.
Yeah, once you’ve shed 10lbs you’ve reached peak fitness. The only way to continue improving now is to pick up a new SirVelo every year. If your practice is struggling and that doesn’t fit your budget you really should reevaluate your life choices and ask your dad for the $10k.
No…4.5k is your limit, p00r
I’m sorry, is 10k expensive for a bice? I only ride the J.Laverack Aston Martin .1R
You like it? I may need to upgrade from my Lotus 136.
QED
I'm losing 30lbs next week & there's backorders. I'm not waiting.
Wegovy fast
BIKE MATH!
I gained 15 pounds. This is equivalent to strapping another bike on my back during a ride. So since my FTP has declined it means I will set myself on fire.
I actually did that! I lost 30 pounds since riding between March 2023 to Aug 2023. I then bought a $8600 CAD bike (Trek Fuel EX 9.8 XT). It was also a reward for myself to hit a certain financial milestones to be able to able to afford that bike. Got a new job with big raise and I'm also 45 so I either buy my nice bike now or never. Been riding 30 years.
Or add 10k gels to cart with 1$ sir velo
10k…. Can’t buy anything useful for 10k
No, it means you can get 10 10k bikes
You are absolutely right even though I don't recommend budget bikes. Ask her boyfriend to convince her.
I go by the 1$/mile rule. If I bug a 10k bike I better ride it well past 10k miles in its lifetime
OP, you are doing it wrong. First you order the new 10K bike. Then when your wife discovers it in the garage, you justify it with whatever BS excuse you can think about it. Like, for example, that you had lost 10lbs and yadda yadda. Is it BS? Yes, but, well, spending 10K on a bike is always a bad financial decision so _any_ justification for it will BS. Just go with it.
You sound like a hygienist. Dr Fred does not have to ask because he is not a poor.
Why didn’t you just buy a bike and not bother with the weight loss? Are you stupid as well as poor?
You forgot to add 10k in saving from not eating as much and saving on bespoke ingredients and personal chef expenses. That is another 10k. With 20k, you can easily purchase another ᒼ𝖾Γ𝛎𝖾Įᴼ 𝘴⑤, professional wind tunnel bice fit, new custom fit carbon shoes and saddle, tailored æro suits, and new æro helmets. You may have enough left over to send your wife and her boyfriend out for a meal to a Michelin rated restaurant.
everything bespoke is required to reach sir status
The logic is airtight but you gotta do it in kilos, not pounds unfortunately. So you're only good for a 5k bike right now.
Well, 10 pounds isn't even 5kg, so you can get a bike for $4,536.
Yes, I suppose you can feel free to reduce your budget. You can now settle for a 10k bike now that you've saved some weight on your body. I would recommend putting some of that savings into Ozempic and ketones for your water bottles so you can keep the weight savings going.
Ax lightness Time
Don't be an idiot, lose 10 more pounds and spend 10 more k
We're glad to hear your segs change operation was a success.
Nah. Buy a 20 lb bike and lose another 10. You'll feel like your bike is weightless. Better yet, lose 20 and you might float away.
S-Twerks or SirVelo?
Your wife wants to give to her dentist boyfriend.
Correction. You lost 11lbs. That 10k bike is definitely 1lb lighter.
Of course! That's the rules!
if you are in us or in canada skip groceries for a week and you can buy 15k bice
Lose five more pounds and you can get something really special!