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Originally Posted by drawerfixer
I've gotten into biking the past few months, and found it is quite an expensive hobby. It doesn't help living in a city where I spend all my time avoiding broken beer bottles.
I used to have a cheapo Diamondback Sorrento until my local bike shop has a closing sale. I snagged a Trek 4500 for cheap. I'm actually not too thrilled with the bike. For some reason, it's not shifting right. I don't know enough to diagnose the problem.
Mainly though, I've gotten into road biking. I got a Trek 1000 road bike from a guy who was on the club cycling team. It's holding up well for being the cheapest recreational road bike they offer. I can't help but drool at the +$1k bikes. Hopefully this spring I'll allow myself to go further into debt and get a snazzier one.
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Yeah, it is an expensive sport. I just spend $300 for my team uniforms, now need to drop about another $200 for winter gear, there are several parts that are soon going to need replacing, I need a new helmet, I need a new wheelset... There's about $1500 worth of bike junk Ill be needing soon... Time to rack up the hours at work
Oh, I just decided what my dream bike is, though: A Serotta Ottrott. /drool