Originally Posted by
roccobike
I drive a beat up 96 Jeep to the trails. I'd be the only guy there with a bike worth about 3 times what my car is worth.
Actually that is not uncommon at all. I have had nearly $10,000 worth of bike held by a $600 bike rack on top of a $1000 car many times
Bikes are super spendy but the nice thing is a good quality bike is it should last for many years with minimal maintenance. You can get into nice quality 29er full suspension bikes for around $2,000 at most shops, even Specialized has a solid full suspension 29er for around 2k and they are normally on the pricey side of things.