This embodies the sole reason I've focused on riding as my main hobby over the duration of my life. Sure bikes can be an expensive buy-in initially, but once you're there, it is essentially free. It costs me $0 to suit up and roll out of my garage. I gave up skiing 10+ years ago, mostly because of where I live, but mainly due to that lift ticket cost. My ski gear fell out of fashion and rotted away sitting in my garage, getting used maybe a few times a year, so renting became the logical solution. $300 for a day of skiing at the local hill, x2 due to a wife in the same predicament. Let alone the cost of getting to said ski hill. It has become out of reach for working class folk. Not much different than golf really. Certainly in the 'not for me' bin.
Jan. 23, 2024, 8:16 a.m. - Brad Sedola
This embodies the sole reason I've focused on riding as my main hobby over the duration of my life. Sure bikes can be an expensive buy-in initially, but once you're there, it is essentially free. It costs me $0 to suit up and roll out of my garage. I gave up skiing 10+ years ago, mostly because of where I live, but mainly due to that lift ticket cost. My ski gear fell out of fashion and rotted away sitting in my garage, getting used maybe a few times a year, so renting became the logical solution. $300 for a day of skiing at the local hill, x2 due to a wife in the same predicament. Let alone the cost of getting to said ski hill. It has become out of reach for working class folk. Not much different than golf really. Certainly in the 'not for me' bin.