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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:34:40 -0800, Maggie wrote:
I just arrived home from a Bike store. How in the world do people afford to ride bikes. The rubber suits cost a fortune. The prices on some of the bicycles were ridiculous and I walked out of there in a daze. I never in my life saw so much "STUFF" to ride a bike. I did buy a new seat for my bike. It was reasonable I guess. I guess you have to be quite well off to take up the sport of cycling. My sons skydive and snowboard and also ride motorcycles....I don't think they spend half as much money as it would cost to become an avid cyclist. You don't pay the gas bills for your car? In Canada, just the gas would pay for all your cycling expenses, and Canada sells oil to the USA. If you drive you need a health club and all the clothes. Don't forget the $000s for equipment for extra exercises at home. And the extra time all this driving and exercising in highway and gym traffic jams takes over just commuting by bike ... how much would you pay yourself per hour? My wife likes driving but it's a chore to me. Riding a bike is pleasure. Would you buy the worst wine, the harshest coffee, second hand clothes? It's okay to enjoy life. You deserve it. Doug |
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Maggie wrote:
I just arrived home from a Bike store. How in the world do people afford to ride bikes. The rubber suits cost a fortune. The prices on some of the bicycles were ridiculous and I walked out of there in a daze. I never in my life saw so much "STUFF" to ride a bike. :-) And I just got back from Home Depot. I never saw so much "STUFF" to put into a house! Since I can't afford to buy _all_ the stuff at Home Depot, I guess I'll have to give up my house! Hmmm. Maybe I'll get a teepee. So, to get serious: you don't _need_ to buy all that "stuff." Get a bike. Get it used, if you like. Check your thrift shops, if you care to. Get a bike. Go for a ride. For daylight riding, that's all you need. (If you're riding at night, add a headlight. Depending on your needs, that might cost as little as $10 - or as little as $16 for a generator that will never need batteries.) -- --------------------+ Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com, replace with cc.ysu dot edu] |
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wrote: I just arrived home from a Bike store. How in the world do people afford to ride bikes. The rubber suits cost a fortune. The prices on some of the bicycles were ridiculous and I walked out of there in a daze. I never in my life saw so much "STUFF" to ride a bike. I did buy a new seat for my bike. It was reasonable I guess. I guess you have to be quite well off to take up the sport of cycling. My sons skydive and snowboard and also ride motorcycles....I don't think they spend half as much money as it would cost to become an avid cyclist. Either this is a bad troll or Maggie's sons are lying to her about how much they spend. I don't have the slightest idea what snowboarding costs but I know how much skydiving and owning a motorcycle cost and there is simply no comparison. Individually both are *much* more expensive than bicycling both in "start up" costs and annual expenses. Maggie, are you paying for your sons' hobbies? If so, would you like to adopt another son? My only expensive hobbies are shotguns and bikes. I already own my "dream bike" but I have my eye on a Perazzi combo set in 12, 20, and 28 gauge. It's way less money than my bike. Honest. g Regards, Bob Hunt |
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Maggie wrote:
I just arrived home from a Bike store. How in the world do people afford to ride bikes. "Racing" bikes is one thing, and if you want top-notch racing stuff you will be into $. However, racing cars is probably $$$$$. "Riding" bikes is quite another, and is not particularly expensive as hobbies go. In particular, if you bike enough to own one less car you are going to be saving money big time. The rubber suits cost a fortune. What rubber suit? Were you in a triathalon store, looking at a wet suit that would be used for cold weather swimming? The prices on some of the bicycles were ridiculous and I walked out of there in a daze. You CAN spend $5000 on a bike, but almost nobody does. These are very limited production models or quasi-custom. You can drive a Porche, too, but almost nobody does. My sons skydive and snowboard and also ride motorcycles....I don't think they spend half as much money as it would cost to become an avid cyclist. This seems impossible. You must not be making anywhere near an apple-to-orange comparison. -- Mike Kruger A new Florida poll shows President Bush winning the state by twenty thousand lawyers. - Andy Borowitz |
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(Maggie) wrote: I just arrived home from a Bike store. How in the world do people afford to ride bikes. The rubber suits cost a fortune. The prices on some of the bicycles were ridiculous and I walked out of there in a daze. I never in my life saw so much "STUFF" to ride a bike. I did buy a new seat for my bike. It was reasonable I guess. I guess you have to be quite well off to take up the sport of cycling. My sons skydive and snowboard and also ride motorcycles....I don't think they spend half as much money as it would cost to become an avid cyclist. Simple answer...hardly ever go out to eat, avoid the mall at all cost, drive a cheap car, don't spend money on fancy electronic gear, etc. It's really all a matter of priorities. My bikes (and my health) simply matter to me more than some frills that many of my peers seem to consider necessities. |
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"Maggie" wrote in message om... I just arrived home from a Bike store. How in the world do people afford to ride bikes. The rubber suits cost a fortune. The prices on some of the bicycles were ridiculous and I walked out of there in a daze. I never in my life saw so much "STUFF" to ride a bike. I did buy a new seat for my bike. It was reasonable I guess. I guess you have to be quite well off to take up the sport of cycling. My sons skydive and snowboard and also ride motorcycles....I don't think they spend half as much money as it would cost to become an avid cyclist. Your sons probably spend more money on their sports than you realizeg Cycling doesn't have to be expensive. You can buy used or entry level bikes for less than $400. That's all the equipment you absolutely need to get started. Of course it's nice to have the other equipment such as bike specific clothing but that can be added a little at a time. I happen to be one of those people who can't go to the bike shop unless I come home with some new toyg I consider my bike an investment in my health. Beverly |
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:34:40 -0800, Maggie wrote:
I just arrived home from a Bike store. How in the world do people afford to ride bikes. The rubber suits cost a fortune. Rubber suits? I did buy a new seat for my bike. It was reasonable I guess. You do it one bit at a time. Most of it lasts for a long time. I ride bikes that are 30 years old. I guess you have to be quite well off to take up the sport of cycling. My sons skydive and snowboard and also ride motorcycles....I don't think they spend half as much money as it would cost to become an avid cyclist. You're dreaming. Bikes are a lot cheaper than motorcycles, and the equipment is also cheaper. Besides, motorcycles don't help you get fit. Some people spend 10x what I do, but others think me a fanatic. It's all a question of scale. You really want cheap? Try running. Barefoot. But then, be sure you have a good medical plan. Personally, I*can't stand to run, but I can ride forever. I keep the costs down by careful choices of stuff, and also spread things out. It took me 20 years to go from having 2 bikes to 4. Well, 5 if you count the one in pieces in the basement. -- David L. Johnson __o | Accept risk. Accept responsibility. Put a lawyer out of _`\(,_ | business. (_)/ (_) | |
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Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:55:39 -0500, ,
"Emily" wrote: Simple answer...hardly ever go out to eat, avoid the mall at all cost, drive a cheap car, don't spend money on fancy electronic gear, etc. It's really all a matter of priorities. My bikes (and my health) simply matter to me more than some frills that many of my peers seem to consider necessities. I recently met a young woman who was delighted to be among people who didn't think her odd to own a welder. She builds her own bikes. -- zk |
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Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:19:18 GMT,
, "Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles" wrote: The only thing that, I'll admit, really gets to me sometimes... the people who claim the only thing in the world they really love doing is riding their bike, and yet they've got something that's 20+ years old, being held together with duct tape, and rather nasty about any suggestion that they might make an improvement on it that would make it work better. What I'll gasp at is their willingness to spend big bucks on treadmills and other indoor exercise equipment to use for clothes hangers. -- zk |
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Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:55:30 -0500,
, "David L. Johnson" wrote: It took me 20 years to go from having 2 bikes to 4. Well, 5 if you count the one in pieces in the basement. I hope it takes me that long to go from having 10 bikes to having four. . . Well maybe five counting the one in pieces. -- zk |
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