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I've been avoiding the whole bicycle thing ever since I discovered how much it's going to cost to get new wheels for my old bike. Fortunately I married The Best Wife Ever. This is an actual quote: "You're going to look for a bike today. In shops. The internet doesn't count. If you find one you like, you're going to buy it. Otherwise, we keep looking until we find one you want."

So, we went shopping. The first place (don't click - hideous website) we looked at had a bunch of Trek bikes. They're good, but not quite the outrageous expense I'm looking for.

I dragged The Decision Driver on to Simple Harmonic Motion.Neat name for a bike shop. Their staff were a bit scarce, and their stock didn't seem to have the bikes I want. Lots of pretty roadbikes, though.

On we trudged to CBD Cycles. Within seconds I fell deeply in love with five bikes. Two were road bikes built from aerogel, one was a hardtail carbon cross-country delight and the other two are affordable. Maybe. Sort of.

In accordance with the Law Of Minimal People (there are only fifteen people, and you've already met them all) the sales assistant is from Bristol. He tried to help me through the decision matrix. Eventually, he got bored with my prevarication, handed me the brochures and made his excuses.

It's going to be another Giant bike. Probably the Trance. The Anthem is still on the list, too.

Also, new stuff over there