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sfoley1 · #31 Post by **sfoley1** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:14 am

Very amusing Viking!

I'm only stopping something I enjoy for about 10 mins out of a 80 minute commute. The rest of it is dull and hard work on the Falco so that's why I'm changing the bike to a commuter type. Plus putting 15,000 miles a year on a 10 yr old Deauville or a Divvy 900 is less value reducing than doing it on the Falco.

If I could afford to be a 2 bike owner I'd keep the Falco but then again the weekend rideouts are being knocked on the head for a few years.

I'll still enjoy the freedom of riding a bike though

Dusty · #32 Post by **Dusty** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:32 pm

Simon, congratulations! Being a Dad is the most important thing you'll do, and only you can decide what balance to strike between non-family fun, your safety and time at home. I got back into biking three years ago after a long layoff, and although I lusted after bikes when the kids were young, it was only when they were into their teens and doing their own thing that I felt comfortable returning to two wheels. I'm having a blast now! Do I regret waiting so long? No, because I know I spent as much time with the children that I could while retaining other, safer hobbies. It may be a cliché that they grow up fast but believe me, they do! All the best with your choice and the new family member.

sfoley1 · #33 Post by **sfoley1** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:53 pm

Thanks Dusty, very much appreciated.

Me and the Falco look like sticking together for a little while longer by default due to a clutch problem the day before a potential part ex.!! Now I don't have another weekend free until mid November.

Maybe I'll sell it privatley now and hopefully get more than a dealer would give me and be a cash buyer come the winter.

Bugger it, still, now I get a lie in tomorrow instead of getting up at 7am to be in Chichester for 9 and serious haggling!