Believe me Campbell if SWMBO could convince me that the sofas we bought 3 years ago (at eye watering expense) were no due for renewal then I'd be in the same boat at you.
We've done a lot of work to our house over the past 3 years (new kitchen, bathroom, flooring, bit of re-wiring, plastering, new floor coverings in every room, new walls and fences, landscaping - the whole nine yards
) but it would appear that, much like the fourth rail bridge, some rooms need doing again.
Thus by buying said bike i can plead poverty for a few months and try and put off the inevitable
Martin
(about to turn 32 and far from young and groovy faction
)
Focus ST estate, i3s and more pushbikes than strictly necessary.
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
disc brakes!!! 
