Tag: cheapskate

• My 11 yo needs a bike!

  I’ve been asked many times, where did you get that bike for your kid?  So, I’ll tell you, and I’ll tell you how to find one too. If you just want a review of the bike, go here: A review of a Specialized Fuse 2021 27.5″ hard tail mountain bike. So, last year about this…

  Mr. Scraped Knuckles

  July 30, 2024

  cycling

  27.5, bargain, bike, cheapskate, cycling, kids, mountain bike, MTB, specialized, used, value

• To buy used or not to buy used, that is the question.

  New or used?  For me, being a self proclaimed cheapskate, the answer is usually used.  It’s simple.  I can get nicer stuff used than I can get if I buy new.  That is almost always the case for me.  SLR camera, used.  Bike, used.  Rear derailleur for said bike, used.  Tires … Err.  New.  Some…

  Mr. Scraped Knuckles

  July 30, 2024

  cycling, Uncategorized

  bike, Bilstein, bmw, carbon, cheapskate, cycling, durability, new, road bike, used, value, zipp

• eBay, Did I Win?

  I ride bikes. I have upgradeitis, but I also suffer from notenoughcashitis. I want carbon tubular wheels for my sweet sweet serotta. This is a story about carbon and eBay, and I don’t know how it ends yet. eBay really seems like a place on the decline lately. A friend of mine was recently let…

  Mr. Scraped Knuckles

  February 5, 2024

  Uncategorized

  bike, carbon, cheapskate, cycling, ebay, road bike, zipp

• Gambles sometimes payoff

  I snagged a Garmin tacx smart trainer a little while back. Deal presented itself and with 20 minutes of the ad posting, it was in my garage hooked up to zwift, fully functional. I really like riding and basing my effort on measured power, watts, vs just heart rate zones. So I decided I wanted…

  Mr. Scraped Knuckles

  January 18, 2024

  cycling, power meter, road bike, Uncategorized

  bike, cheapskate, cycling, Garmin, power meter, road bike, SRM