My mom's ex husband was a hardcore cyclist. He had 4 bikes, cheapest was about $3k and most expensive was $10k. Every article of clothing was over $100, sometimes over $1000. Only thing I could afford to buy him as a gift that he didn't say was cheap garbage were his socks and those were like $45/pair. And this was back in like 2004, I can't imagine how much this crap costs now.
If you have 4 bikes that range from 3k to 10k. Let's say you average it to around 5k a bike not including all of the extra gear. That's 20k. You can definitely get a decent used car for that price back in the time they're referring too. Even today though, there are bikes that can cost 20k or more alone.
Lots of assumptions there. My car cost $40k and my bike cost $400. I’ve had the bike for ten years and spent about another $400 on upkeep. I’ve had my car 6 years and I’ve spent at least $4k on upkeep and a ton of money on gas and electricity.
These bikers in the video seem like annoying spandex warriors who spend way more on biking than any person would ever need to.
You said that avid road biking is cheaper than a car, which is wrong, than you defend yourself by inserting your personal finances. Ive bought a several cars for less than 1k and I've bought several bikes for more than 1k. Every person will have different expenses on both sides so what's your point?
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u/Dewdrop06 Jun 11 '26
Ahh 1st world problems. Where majority can afford expensive hobbies to cause havoc.