The type of hobby isn't expensive, no matter what it is. Value is relative. So unless your spending on cycling is far beyond your means, it's not expensive. You want expensive? Try home ownership. Without contest, I spend more money annually on cycling than I do on anything categorically "non-essential." Video game costs per year, including mobile apps, console/PC games, replacing equipment, at the absolute most $200 a year. Woodworking stuff can get expensive. A new blade for the table saw-- shopping as economically as I dare-- is still $80. If something is starting to feel expensive, then maybe it's time to step back and take a look at things. I've already purchased 3 tires in 2019, and it's just now March. That's about $140 right there. Cycling for me is easily $1,500 a year. Which probably seems like a lot to non-cyclists. That's $125 a month, $4 a day. I have more than my fair share of bills that are more than $125 a month. But there's a dude out there smoking a pack a day, spending double my cycling budget on cigarettes. IMO, that is an expensive hobby.
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