What does you wife think of your collection? What rookie collectors have been wondering about but were afraid to ask ;-)

[Burgess1108]

A bit of a fun story here: I'd already been a modest collector of Cannondale MTBs, then Cannondale neon signs. I'd always wanted a parts cabinet, but never really put in the seeming full time scanning needed to find/buy one. She knew and ahead of my birthday, searched high and low. She ended up buying TWO New Departure cabinets. She jumped at the first one that came up, which was in ok shape, but then another, much cleaner cabinet came up and she bought that one, too, because she wanted to gift me the cleanest one she could find. The general bike collection has grown quite and bit and she doesn't mind at all.

She's a keeper.

 

[danfitz1]

PS. The jest of my success here is honesty and live and let live. Choose wife carefully as well as bikes. If not you end up with “stuff” you don’t want after the dust settles.

Awww.....I'm choking back tears here. Is this a bike forum?

 

[Wolfmac]

If you chose wisely then all you really have to do is mow the lawn, take out the trash, open pickle jars, and kill spiders. Then you should be good to go.

 

[Sportyworty]

Awww.....I'm choking back tears here. Is this a bike forum?

ahhh one of those sensitive types, it’s a happy story cheer up lad

 

[danfitz1]

ahhh one of those sensitive types, it’s a happy story cheer up lad

Sure thing, Skippy. I'll be sure to check back for more sappy, useless marital advice postings from maudlin CABE members.

 

[mr.cycleplane]

The first rusty p.o.s. bike I brought home didn't set well with the wife. The collection grew and I had a lot of really nice prewar Schwinn/Ranger bikes and tons of parts. Things were kinda cramped in our apartment and I decided the bikes have been good for me but the bikes need to be good to the family. I sold the collection and was able to pay a huge hunk on a small house-which I never regret doing. My wife was so impressed that I would sell my bikes to get us a house-she never questioned anything to do with my bike hobby after that! Shortly after I had the 1935 Schwinn motorbike tank made out of metal. I had started another collection but sold it to pay off my house before my official retirement. I am on my 3rd bike collection and still going strong-thanks to her!

 

[tacochris]

Sure thing, Skippy. I'll be sure to check back for more sappy, useless marital advice postings from maudlin CABE members.

I mean in all fairness, you clicked on the thread….if i walk into a pig farm willingly i cant really get mad when i get mud on my shoes.