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Rahhot
Hi, I'm a New Zealander.
I come from a fairly well off family 'Both my parents have pretty well paying jobs'. I'm 14, going on 15. I use my bike for transport almost everywhere (within 2 hours bike) as well as for exercise and recreation. I use my bike more then once a day, and am quite experienced.
The only problem is for the past 3 years, I've been stuck on a stupid $150(NZ, Abt $100USD) bike from K-mart. Before that I was on a $100NZ Warehouse bike. I've been on my friends bikes and I know my level far surpasses the ability of my bike. (It's useless and junk).
Now my father thinks that buying a $700 bike (Newest 2008 Design $450USD) is far too much. He reckons that it's almost no difference from my $100 bike (Which is useless, breaks every other day, drives like a brick, Useless gears, seat & suspension, etc, etc) While I think its a massive difference. I think that this bike is a good investment to be used for a long time to come.
Do you think I am right or my father is?
Also a big plus of this bike is that I almost never bug my parents to take me places, unlike most of my friends, I independently get to almost everywhere on my own without them being my personal chauffeur service.
My Father reckons a bike standard price is $100, and $300 is already a luxury. I think that both of them are junk, But he doesn't share the same view
Also, how can I convince him to let me buy it?
Answer
If you were the offspring of M R or myself, obviously you would have a decent bike already.
In your father's defense, he may be thinking of you as a little kid yet, and remembering all the things you lose and outgrow on a daily basis..
If you haven't hit your big growth spurt yet, then you're due. Getting you a nice bike now might be money poorly spent. Recalling my son's first nice mountain bike, even though we got one a little too big for him, in 6 months he couldn't ride it. He grew from 5'6" to 6'1" (he's now 6'3" at age 25). I made him buy the next one.
Somewhere in that period, I bought him a nice pair of Air Jordans as a reward for good grades. He outgrew them in a couple of weeks. Fortunately, they were my size.
Maybe, just maybe, if you and your dad are around the same size now, you might be able to work that angle.... he gets the bike when you outgrow it.
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Wow, McG, you reminded me. My dad never bought me a bike EVER. Even when we were little, he made us save birthday money and allowances for bikes! Sort of a fiscal responsibility lesson! All those memories of that Sears 3-speed that took me everywhere through high school and college.....
If you were the offspring of M R or myself, obviously you would have a decent bike already.
In your father's defense, he may be thinking of you as a little kid yet, and remembering all the things you lose and outgrow on a daily basis..
If you haven't hit your big growth spurt yet, then you're due. Getting you a nice bike now might be money poorly spent. Recalling my son's first nice mountain bike, even though we got one a little too big for him, in 6 months he couldn't ride it. He grew from 5'6" to 6'1" (he's now 6'3" at age 25). I made him buy the next one.
Somewhere in that period, I bought him a nice pair of Air Jordans as a reward for good grades. He outgrew them in a couple of weeks. Fortunately, they were my size.
Maybe, just maybe, if you and your dad are around the same size now, you might be able to work that angle.... he gets the bike when you outgrow it.
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Wow, McG, you reminded me. My dad never bought me a bike EVER. Even when we were little, he made us save birthday money and allowances for bikes! Sort of a fiscal responsibility lesson! All those memories of that Sears 3-speed that took me everywhere through high school and college.....
what was schooling like in nz in 1960s?
Q.
Answer
Readin, ritin and rithmetic was the go.
Warm half pint bottles of milk every day.
The cane and strap for the naughty kids.
Lines.
You could have a Christmas Party without offending anyone.
We still used words like Golliwog without fear.
I never heard of a Teacher abusing anyone. (Corporal punishment was not abuse)
You could walk or bike to School and get there without being offered a lolly.
Everybody spoke English.
You respected your Teacher.
In all my School years throughout the 60's I never saw or heard of students bringing any kind of weapons to class to use on other kids.
Bullying---just didnt happen.
Swapping your sangers with the other kids.
The sweet smell of that purple ink they copied all the worksheets with.
Using an inkwell and nib pen.
Assembly and singing the National Anthem.
PRIDE.
All of which has been taken away by do gooding fools who think they know better.
Schools today?
Glad I never went to 1.
Readin, ritin and rithmetic was the go.
Warm half pint bottles of milk every day.
The cane and strap for the naughty kids.
Lines.
You could have a Christmas Party without offending anyone.
We still used words like Golliwog without fear.
I never heard of a Teacher abusing anyone. (Corporal punishment was not abuse)
You could walk or bike to School and get there without being offered a lolly.
Everybody spoke English.
You respected your Teacher.
In all my School years throughout the 60's I never saw or heard of students bringing any kind of weapons to class to use on other kids.
Bullying---just didnt happen.
Swapping your sangers with the other kids.
The sweet smell of that purple ink they copied all the worksheets with.
Using an inkwell and nib pen.
Assembly and singing the National Anthem.
PRIDE.
All of which has been taken away by do gooding fools who think they know better.
Schools today?
Glad I never went to 1.
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