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Well, sort of. Body-weight fitness, walking, jogging, running, hiking, swimming are all "free" to perform, but gear can be super expensive - take skiing, bikin

Well, sort of. Body-weight fitness, walking, jogging, running, hiking, swimming are all "free" to perform, but gear can be super expensive - take skiing, biking, water sports for example. I recently went to a local bike shop (two in fact) and the average cost of a new modern bike is around ~$5,000. There was one bike that I was looking at that was $15,000 Crazy expensive weekend warrior gear.

watwut 5y ago
You really really don't need $5000 bike to enjoy biking. That is absurdly expensive.
- wiredfool 5y ago
  I don’t even know how you’d spend 15k on a bike. Maybe top of the line tt/tri with super expensive wheels. But even then. Id rather go full custom at that point. 5k should get you a super nice bike, stylish, modern and all that. Diminishing returns probably start well under half that. Edit— I do know of a 14k bike, the Rene Hearse 80th anniversary edition. Handbuilt custom, and there are going to be 8 of them. I’d love to ride one, but … that’s a lot of money.
  - samstave 5y ago
    In Folsom there is a guy named mark who has a full custom bike shop - mostly artisan style super roadsters (think LA Chopper style low rider bikes) -- the guy who makes them is a guy named Mark. He charges typically around $16,000 for his creations. They are AMAZING looking bikes - but not my style at all. The one I mentioned that was at Mikes Bikes in Folsom, was $15K - I cant recall the brand of that one, but it was a massive full suspension plus electric. The Specialized there that was ~$12K was also full suspension electric.. The other high end store which is in downtown RoseVille... Both places with lots of money... rich weekend warriors.
    - wiredfool 5y ago
      Ah. Electric. That's one way to really jack up the price.
kazoomonger 5y ago
I think you're looking in the wrong places. I recently bought a nice bike for $600 that worked great on a 100 mile ride. If I hadn't gone to the fancy, trendy bike co-op, it probably would've been cheaper.
tedunangst 5y ago
Is a $100 bike from Walmart not sufficient to elevate your heart rate? Does riding it somehow not burn the "right" kind of calories?
- nradov 5y ago
  Cheap Walmart bikes can be fine for fitness. The problem with them is the components are fragile and they tend to break quickly when used for intense training. A broken bike sitting in your garage isn't going to get your heart rate up.

watwut 5y ago

You really really don't need $5000 bike to enjoy biking. That is absurdly expensive.

wiredfool 5y ago
I don’t even know how you’d spend 15k on a bike. Maybe top of the line tt/tri with super expensive wheels. But even then. Id rather go full custom at that point. 5k should get you a super nice bike, stylish, modern and all that. Diminishing returns probably start well under half that. Edit— I do know of a 14k bike, the Rene Hearse 80th anniversary edition. Handbuilt custom, and there are going to be 8 of them. I’d love to ride one, but … that’s a lot of money.
- samstave 5y ago
  In Folsom there is a guy named mark who has a full custom bike shop - mostly artisan style super roadsters (think LA Chopper style low rider bikes) -- the guy who makes them is a guy named Mark. He charges typically around $16,000 for his creations. They are AMAZING looking bikes - but not my style at all. The one I mentioned that was at Mikes Bikes in Folsom, was $15K - I cant recall the brand of that one, but it was a massive full suspension plus electric. The Specialized there that was ~$12K was also full suspension electric.. The other high end store which is in downtown RoseVille... Both places with lots of money... rich weekend warriors.
  - wiredfool 5y ago
    Ah. Electric. That's one way to really jack up the price.

kazoomonger 5y ago

I think you're looking in the wrong places. I recently bought a nice bike for $600 that worked great on a 100 mile ride. If I hadn't gone to the fancy, trendy bike co-op, it probably would've been cheaper.

tedunangst 5y ago

Is a $100 bike from Walmart not sufficient to elevate your heart rate? Does riding it somehow not burn the "right" kind of calories?

nradov 5y ago
Cheap Walmart bikes can be fine for fitness. The problem with them is the components are fragile and they tend to break quickly when used for intense training. A broken bike sitting in your garage isn't going to get your heart rate up.