Why, Oh Why....

[tabl10s]

does this happen to me? I've just gotten the cycling bug back after 12 years and I want a Litespeed T3 or T5 with disc brakes. Two hours ago, I found the PRS Tonare of my dreams for the same price as the bike, but the wood combo is the same as another guitar I have.

Do I give up the bike, sell the other guitar or buy the new one(one will give me health, the other...)?

Oh yeah, the new Pentax K-1 full frame comes out on the first.

 

[bodia]

does this happen to me? I've just gotten the cycling bug back after 12 years and I want a Litespeed T3 or T5 with disc brakes. Two hours ago, I found the PRS Tonare of my dreams for the same price as the bike, but the wood combo is the same as another guitar I have.

Do I give up the bike, sell the other guitar or buy the new one(one will give me health, the other...)?

Tough choice. If you step back and think about it, they will both give you health. The bike is obvious. But the guitar will ease your mind after a tough day, take your worries away after a stressful situation. You know what that means; lower blood pressure, reduced stress levels, enhanced calm. Now, the bike could do wonders for you too. But, no road rash from the guitar, and no worries about some idiot texting while driving and running you off the road. Tough choice my man, tough choice. In all fairness, I say that as I look at the flat tires on my bike that have gotten that way from sitting idle for far too long.

 

[László]

Easy choice. The bike will give you a cardiovascular workout, a guitar is something you already have.

Cardio will lengthen your life and improve its quality. I learned this the hard way, years after I stopped cycling and being in shape.

Dead men don't play guitars. Health comes first.

 

[xjbebop]

Easy choice. The bike will give you a cardiovascular workout, a guitar is something you already have.

this...

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Keep the bike. You won't be able to give up the cardio, it's addictive.

 

[Alan Manning]

I understand your train of thought, it can be head over heart but quite honestly Les has hit the nail on the head. Go for the bike healthy body promotes healthy mind & all that !!!.

 

[JustRob]

If I were in your position I'd sell the one guitar and buy the other. No point for me to have two similar guitars.
Let's face it, if it's only about riding for cardio health you could do that on a bike costing far less than a TG.
I'm just lucky I don't have competing hobbies like you.

 

[garrettb]

As a cyclist, I think it depends on what you're riding now and what your aspirations are. If you're really die hard and don't have anything good to ride, go for the bike. Otherwise, like Rob said, there are a ton of nice bikes for a lot less cash.

Remember that two guitars of the same woods won't sound the same. Body shape, bracing, construction, scale, etc. will all have an impact.

 

[kes7u]

I briefly forgot which forum I was on.... Screw the bike..... Buy the guitar....

Kevin

 

[Mike Duncan]

From one biker/guitarist to another: buy the guitar and get a cheap bike.

 

[veinbuster]

Bike. A litespeed will last you forever and you have mighty fine guitars now.

 

[tabl10s]

As a cyclist, I think it depends on what you're riding now and what your aspirations are. If you're really die hard and don't have anything good to ride, go for the bike. Otherwise, like Rob said, there are a ton of nice bikes for a lot less cash.

Remember that two guitars of the same woods won't sound the same. Body shape, bracing, construction, scale, etc. will all have an impact.

Here's the situation:

I have an original non-adjustable "Reunion Blues" strap since '78(when I was 16)and the last time looked in the mirror, the strap was so short, the guitar sat on my stomach as though it were on a lunch tray!

I guess I'll get the bike because I'd have to purchase a McManus to equal everything out if I had two guitars with the same wood compliment(long story).

 

[ozboy]

I have a lite speed, just road up here in Byron bay up he hills to the mothe in laws place, hot and hard going but saisfying. Had the lite speed for many years. Having said there are plenty of good bikes, it's a bit harder to find a good guitar.

Also everyone I know who rides bikes regularly, like to work has either been in an accident or has a friend that has.