Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

  • the_seven_sins@feddit.deEnglish
    34·
    1 year ago

    Cycling.

    You can certainly do it on an 300€ bike, but who would want that if you can pay 300€ for the helmet alone.

    • foxinabox@lemmy.ml
      7·
      1 year ago

      Same problem. I have now 5 bikes:

      • Old, but nice city road race bike (I needed a bike…)
      • Nice road race bike (racing bikes are nice, let’s look at high-end ones, they are surely not that expensive…)
      • Mountain bike (wait I cannot go to this close-by trail with my road bikes…)
      • Touring bike (GF: let’s cycle to this remote place … )
      • Triathlon bike ( here I got too ambitious… )
      • NOW: I want a gravel bike, they are so nice, please send help ;)
      • the_seven_sins@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Got three road bikes:

        • my first one: Shimano Sora 3x, aluminum frame. Still in use for commutes and bad weather rides.
        • the good one. Shimano 105, Rim brakes, aluminum. It just works and it well balanced. I the long rides, it’s actually the best of those three, even if it’s not the fastest.
        • Aero road bike, eTap shifters, discs, carbon frame and rims. I’m always anxious I could brake something to the point I can’t really enjoy it.

        I actually thought about getting a triathlon bike too, just know how much faster I could go on it. Then again, I never even participated in cycling events anyway.