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Buying a nice bicycle may be the healthiest of these obsessions: Approximately as ludicrously expensive as audiophile gear, but you don't need to be talented to

by sho_hn 3y ago

Buying a nice bicycle may be the healthiest of these obsessions: Approximately as ludicrously expensive as audiophile gear, but you don't need to be talented to get some extra fitness and joy out if it. It's as expensive as it is accessible, and if you want to, sociable.

metadat 3y ago
I bought the bike, finally, in 2019 right before the pando. A beautiful Cannondale, CF everything. Since then, I've learned I have arthritic degredation in my back and really shouldn't ride it for any extended period of time. No regrets, but damn, what a waste of a stallion! Still have the bike, it just hasn't been ridden to it's potential. At least it's an inanimate object :-)
- minikomi 3y ago
  Upright bars! Maybe read some Grant Peterson too
cascades42 3y ago
Just like with audiophile gear, a bike doesn't have to be extremely expensive to reach the point of diminishing returns.
ramesh31 3y ago
>Approximately as ludicrously expensive as audiophile gear, but you don't need to be talented to get some extra fitness and joy out if it. Bikes are kind of different. There's an order of magnitude difference in your experience with a proper carbon road bike versus a steel Huffy. People who've only experienced the latter tend to think of biking as miserable. It's the one thing that I tell people to either spend the money on or don't bother.
- beachy 3y ago
  That's one philosophy. Another is that if your bike is for exercise, and you spend your time chugging up hills, then it doesn't matter if it's not built from the latest, lightest titanium alloy. The heavier the better in fact.
  - bittercynic 3y ago
    That's true only if you manage to ride the heavier bike almost as much. You might find it much more enjoyable to ride the more expensive bike, and end up riding more because of it.
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- sho_hn 3y ago
  Agreed! But there's compromises possible. A well-designed alu frame with a carbon fork is a lot cheaper, but still reasonably comfortable.

by sho_hn 3y ago

metadat 3y ago

I bought the bike, finally, in 2019 right before the pando. A beautiful Cannondale, CF everything. Since then, I've learned I have arthritic degredation in my back and really shouldn't ride it for any extended period of time. No regrets, but damn, what a waste of a stallion! Still have the bike, it just hasn't been ridden to it's potential. At least it's an inanimate object :-)

minikomi 3y ago
Upright bars! Maybe read some Grant Peterson too

cascades42 3y ago

Just like with audiophile gear, a bike doesn't have to be extremely expensive to reach the point of diminishing returns.

ramesh31 3y ago

>Approximately as ludicrously expensive as audiophile gear, but you don't need to be talented to get some extra fitness and joy out if it. Bikes are kind of different. There's an order of magnitude difference in your experience with a proper carbon road bike versus a steel Huffy. People who've only experienced the latter tend to think of biking as miserable. It's the one thing that I tell people to either spend the money on or don't bother.

beachy 3y ago
That's one philosophy. Another is that if your bike is for exercise, and you spend your time chugging up hills, then it doesn't matter if it's not built from the latest, lightest titanium alloy. The heavier the better in fact.
- bittercynic 3y ago
  That's true only if you manage to ride the heavier bike almost as much. You might find it much more enjoyable to ride the more expensive bike, and end up riding more because of it.
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sho_hn 3y ago
Agreed! But there's compromises possible. A well-designed alu frame with a carbon fork is a lot cheaper, but still reasonably comfortable.