Am i being unreasonable?

[ROB_GTR]

I bought a Cube Reaction Pro a couple of months back to get into a bit of proper off roading etc....
A friend of mine said he would like to do the same (go to Dalby etc) and use his current bike (Diamond back i think, nothing special but ok)

He then decided he also wanted to spend a few quid and get a new and up to date bike too.......

He was looking at Specialized, Ghost and others but NOT CUBE as he didn't want to be laughed at for copying me.

I got a text the other day asking if i wanted to 'take the twins out' to which i found out he had gone and bought the exact same bike as me, same colours and got the extras that i have been looking to buy in the next week or two (chain protector and white pedals)

He told his OH that it cost £750 and really it was £1100 or so.

I now don't want to go out on bikes with him as i don't want to look silly both on the same bike etc also out of principle.........

Am i being unreasonable?

[ROB_GTR]

Raven Flyer said:

The OP has made my morning. You have got to love the internet.

Glad to be of service

I don't mind him buying a new bike at all, infact i like the idea so we can go to Dalby etc etc and escape the OH's but the fact he stressed he did not want one the same or even same make as mine grinds a bit, but more so does the fact he went and got the extra bits i was going to buy for mine!
He had a few bikes in mind and did not look at any of them! He went to the shop i got mine, bought the exact same bike with the extra bits i was about to get myself (he knew what these were). so he never bothered looking at ANY of the other bikes or even going for advice at different shops, he decided it would be a grand idea to copy me, buy the bits i want to go on mine (i now can't get these or we will look even worse) and then back pedal when i asked him 'why the flying feck have you got the same as me with the bits i was going to get for mine'

I would not be as bothered about him getting the same bike but to get the extra bits i had been talking about getting just comes accross as being a right dick! He knows he has fked up and think he may regret it as he is getting a fair bit of stick about it but still i don't want to go out together on them, not sure if its my way of pissing him off by him not having anyone to go out on his new bike with or what........