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What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by plactagonic@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

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[-] the_seven_sins@feddit.de 34 points 1 year ago

Cycling.

You can certainly do it on an 300€ bike, but who would want that if you can pay 300€ for the helmet alone.

[-] foxinabox@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Same problem. I have now 5 bikes:

Old, but nice city road race bike (I needed a bike...)
Nice road race bike (racing bikes are nice, let's look at high-end ones, they are surely not that expensive...)
Mountain bike (wait I cannot go to this close-by trail with my road bikes...)
Touring bike (GF: let's cycle to this remote place ... )
Triathlon bike ( here I got too ambitious... )
NOW: I want a gravel bike, they are so nice, please send help ;)

[-] bomberesque1@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

5... those are rookie numbers, you've got to pump those numbers up!

[-] qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Say it with me now: N+1

[-] the_seven_sins@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

If I only had somewhere to keep them…

[-] the_seven_sins@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Got three road bikes:

my first one: Shimano Sora 3x, aluminum frame. Still in use for commutes and bad weather rides.
the good one. Shimano 105, Rim brakes, aluminum. It just works and it well balanced. I the long rides, it’s actually the best of those three, even if it’s not the fastest.
Aero road bike, eTap shifters, discs, carbon frame and rims. I’m always anxious I could brake something to the point I can’t really enjoy it.

I actually thought about getting a triathlon bike too, just know how much faster I could go on it. Then again, I never even participated in cycling events anyway.

[-] qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, my pedals alone (Assioma Duo) are now worth more than an entry level bike.

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