Well…
She said ‘It’s probably time I get a ‘road bike’’. I was able to find a pandemic 2-year hold over Di2 Ruby. I told her ‘This is the bike you should buy! It’s got everything that you could ever need!’
We went to look at it, and it was perfect size too. She bought it. The bike shop didn’t mark it down as much as I had thought. I’m sure they were wetting themselves with the idea of selling this expensive anchor on their balance sheet. She said That was expensive’ but I kept quiet. Then she did her first ride! ‘WOW! That is NICE! I LOVE this bike!’
I couldn’t hold back: ‘This is the same bike, largely, as mine is. It;s a WSD, with better graphics (I’m not kidding) and a better color, but it’s the same specs!’
She then understood why I bought the bike I did. Of course now mine is two years old, with trainer damage, and a lot of road time too, but she stopped saying ‘I can’t imagine why there are bikes that cost over $10,000!’ I worked at a bike shop that sold top end bikes and test rode a $12,000 bike. I DID wonder how far I’d get if I just ‘forgot’ to bring it back. Schwinn, Campy Super Record, Sewups, SO NICE!!!
HAH! She did that, until she bought essentially the same bike. I don’t think she’s a convert, but she does love that bike…
I follow a similar strategy. My wife wanted di2 for her last upgrade. I like mechanical. Instantly, that went into my calculations on how much I could justify on a new bike 
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I’ve been freezing my butt off in New England and have spent alot of time on the trainer over the past few months. I couldn’t resist!!
I have never felt so attacked by a meme! 
Small victories!
Lies, damned lies, and FTP statistics.
Needs more other chad but I’ll allow it.
in the forums, coach chad IS the other chad…
just saying…
someone please use faceswap for this
Be the change
I dont even know where the app is for this
This is the Other Chad’s house.
We just live in it