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TX, USA
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Posted: 8/20/2023 12:52:46 AM EDT
I am not ashamed to say my bike cost more than my most expensive firearm. More like as much as my top three firearms.
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Posted: 8/20/2023 12:58:51 AM EDT
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My most expensive firearm is about $5000.
My bike was $6000, before the upgraded saddle, cages, axle, cargo rack, cycling computer, sensors, etc. I have about $7200 in my bike as it sits. So yea. Bike is more expensive. That said I get way more usage out of it. I should probably sell more guns and buy a nicer bike. 
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 8/20/2023 1:06:52 AM EDT
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Not totally sure. Could be a tie?
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Posted: 8/20/2023 1:14:18 AM EDT
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I guess I am a rube. The $500 Giant ATX I rode at bike mart feels just as good as the $11,000 Specialized S-Works Epic EVO LTD I rode. Maybe better.
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Posted: 8/20/2023 1:15:09 AM EDT
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NV, USA
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Posted: 8/20/2023 1:19:01 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By GITDC: I am not ashamed to say my bike cost more than my most expensive firearm. More like as much as my top three firearms. 2 posts.............not today my glowie friend |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 8/20/2023 1:41:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By colossians323: 2 posts.............not today my glowie friend Hey i'm just trying to get away from the cesspool that is reddit.... |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 4:00:45 AM EDT
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My Orbea M10 Wild is easily 3x any of my guns. $9000.
 
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USA
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Posted: 8/20/2023 4:56:35 AM EDT
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Only own one bike.
By itself much more expensive than a single gun. In total, guns. |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 6:55:20 AM EDT
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On average, my bikes are more expensive than my guns, especially in these PSA years.
I had one gun that was more than what I've spent on any bike though. Most I've spent on a bike: $3800. Most I've spent on a gun $4k. So it's close, but overall MTBing is an expensive drug. |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 8:28:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By _DR: I guess I am a rube. The $500 Giant ATX I rode at bike mart feels just as good as the $11,000 Specialized S-Works Epic EVO LTD I rode. Maybe better. That's like saying your Taurus shoots as good or better as your Stacatto! |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 8:42:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WWolfe: That's like saying your Taurus shoots as good or better as your Stacatto! It's even worse than that lol His taste is...unrefined...when it comes to bikes.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 8/20/2023 9:12:50 AM EDT
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My bike was less than a PSA daily deals AR. Walmart Mongoose gettin it done.
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NC, USA
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Posted: 8/20/2023 10:15:26 AM EDT
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After discounts my Gen 6 Fuel EX was 5k without discounts it would’ve been $9,500. I now have an SR15 on the way that was way too much. After corncob way above MSRP I’m happy to admit they’re about the same cost at this point.
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Posted: 8/20/2023 2:15:20 PM EDT
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I paid $1100 for the frame and fork, plus the wheels were custom and handbuilt and nothing on it is less than good, so bike, by far.
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Posted: 8/20/2023 5:21:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By corwin1968: I paid $1100 for the frame and fork, plus the wheels were custom and handbuilt and nothing on it is less than good, so bike, by far. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/42575/54_Hunqapillar_jpg-2926351.JPG Cool bike, I always wondered what the rest of your avatar looked like. |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 7:09:12 PM EDT
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Thanks!
It's from 2010 or 2011 and was a gravel bike before gravel biking was cool. It was designed as an off-road touring bike and is basically a 29'er version of an 80's to 90's MTB. |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 7:21:51 PM EDT
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I have an M16, it cost more than my car
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Posted: 8/20/2023 10:43:14 PM EDT
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Yeah, bike for the win. Specialized Stumpjumper Pro. MSRP was $8200. Though it was free to me. My dad bought it for my 60th birthday.
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USA
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Posted: 8/31/2023 11:28:35 AM EDT
[#19]
Bike easy. Nearing 9k.
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SC, USA
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Posted: 8/31/2023 11:51:21 AM EDT
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My bike was probably less than $200 (it was a birthday gift, likely from Walmart so not positive).
I don't have any firearms less than that right now since I sold off my Keltec pistols. |
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Posted: 8/31/2023 7:54:09 PM EDT
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You just made me do some math of how much I have spent on bikes and guns.
I didn't want to do that math  Bikes are more. Boats, even more than that  |
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Posted: 8/31/2023 8:17:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ecgRN: Gunz. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/21318/IMG_20150923_151150-1_jpg-2925801.JPG Did you ride in RAGBRAI this year? I saw a Fat Tire Ale bike. I camped 20 feet from the guy one of the nights. |
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Posted: 8/31/2023 8:21:59 PM EDT
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Bike by a long shot.
I stopped road riding not long after I donated my kidney. |
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Posted: 8/31/2023 8:32:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jaqufrost: I have an M16, it cost more than my car My daily driver was $3,400. If you include optics and accessories, I have several rifles worth more than that. My 7 year old has a bicycle, I do not. It was cheaper than a Holosun. |
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USA
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Posted: 8/31/2023 8:42:24 PM EDT
[#25]
My shotgun is way more expensive than my bicycle and any motorcycle I’ve had. Caesar Guerini Invictus III I think I spent $8k on it but don’t tell my wife
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Posted: 8/31/2023 10:13:38 PM EDT
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Bike that is easy....each one of them are 3-8k so yeah.
I do have a cheap chinese carbon road frame that was fun. Was a F8 clone....I put 10k on it still have the frame around here somewhere. I stopped using it since 25c is the largest tires you can put on it. Next up I might buy a cheap SL7 clone and put L-Twoo eRX on it. That way I can have 10, or 12 speed crit bike that does not cost a ton (the groupset can switch from 10 to 11 to 12 from the phone app...just a drop down menu). I can put it in 11 speed mode to match my road bike cluster.....or maybe just get another set of wheels with 12 speed on it. |
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Posted: 9/1/2023 11:04:29 PM EDT
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Bikes were $2500-$3200. Add in a $2500 wheel set to my road bike and yeah, they cost more
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Posted: 9/3/2023 9:31:51 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/3/2023 1:00:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: scARy15]
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 3-gun: And on a sadder note, I got rear ended yesterday on the way to a ride. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/751/F81F21EE-14C7-4986-861F-4132D8B5F482_jpe-2941107.JPG Oh shit, sorry that happened...are you okay (I assume/hope the bike was on a vehicle rear rack and you weren't riding it)? Is that the $2500 wheel set you mentioned? I'm just about to pull the trigger on the same Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 you posted in the gravel bike thread. At a clearance price of $2,250 it will be more $ than any single gun I own. |
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Posted: 9/3/2023 6:40:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: The_Dog]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 3-gun: And on a sadder note, I got rear ended yesterday on the way to a ride. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/751/F81F21EE-14C7-4986-861F-4132D8B5F482_jpe-2941107.JPG That is exactly why I don't do any extensive road biking. I know a bunch of hardcore road riders who think nothing of a 50 mile day. Every damn one of them has spent at least one night in a hospital because some douche with a cell phone wasn't paying attention. Fuck people who text and drive. ETA: sorry about the bike. Hope you're ok. |
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Posted: 9/3/2023 7:45:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 3-gun: And on a sadder note, I got rear ended yesterday on the way to a ride. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/751/F81F21EE-14C7-4986-861F-4132D8B5F482_jpe-2941107.JPG |
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Posted: 9/3/2023 10:37:51 PM EDT
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Bike was on the rack and I was on the interstate. Roval Rapide CLX Wheels, new Sram force crank and derailer, the rear triangle took a hell of a hit, can’t believe it didn’t shatter like the wheel.
Hopefully her insurance will do the right thing. At least I have the gravel bike and mountain bike to ride |
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Posted: 9/3/2023 10:41:10 PM EDT
[#33]
Hopefully no damage to your car.
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Posted: 9/3/2023 10:42:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By scARy15: Oh shit, sorry that happened...are you okay (I assume/hope the bike was on a vehicle rear rack and you weren't riding it)? Is that the $2500 wheel set you mentioned? I'm just about to pull the trigger on the same Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 you posted in the gravel bike thread. At a clearance price of $2,250 it will be more $ than any single gun I own. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By scARy15: Originally Posted By 3-gun: And on a sadder note, I got rear ended yesterday on the way to a ride. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/751/F81F21EE-14C7-4986-861F-4132D8B5F482_jpe-2941107.JPG Oh shit, sorry that happened...are you okay (I assume/hope the bike was on a vehicle rear rack and you weren't riding it)? Is that the $2500 wheel set you mentioned? I'm just about to pull the trigger on the same Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 you posted in the gravel bike thread. At a clearance price of $2,250 it will be more $ than any single gun I own. I like the ALR5, great value. The tires are ok, I like maxxis better. Do not use bontrager sealant, it’s useless. I had 6 flats the first month I had the bike.Go with stan’s or orange |
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Posted: 9/3/2023 10:45:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: Hopefully no damage to your car.  Attached FileNot that lucky |
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USA
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Posted: 9/5/2023 2:03:08 AM EDT
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Just did the math. Bike is going to be just about $9500. So again, bike.
I spent way more then I thought. |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2023 5:57:17 AM EDT
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Probably depends on which bike and which firearm.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2023 7:21:23 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Britt-dog]
[#38]
Firearm by a long ways if we include suppressors and optics. One thermal is more than the bike.
eta: also apparently my bike is cheap. |
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BIH
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Posted: 9/9/2023 10:30:24 AM EDT
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Depends on how you look at it.
The over/under was $2800. My road bike was $2100, but I changed the group set and wheel set which nearly tripled what I have into the bike.
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Posted: 9/9/2023 11:15:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MotorMouth: Depends on how you look at it. The over/under was $2800. My road bike was $2100, but I changed the group set and wheel set which nearly tripled what I have into the bike. |
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Posted: 9/9/2023 12:55:15 PM EDT
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No bike any more so that kind of limits my response choices.
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Posted: 9/10/2023 11:08:25 AM EDT
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My road bike was totaled, bike shop valued it at $6800 to replace bike and wheel set. Bike I’m looking at is closer to $8k. We will see how it goes.
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OK, USA
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Posted: 9/12/2023 1:27:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: streetstar]
[#43]
I'm going to take an educated guess that the hypothetical "full retail" of the bikes in the top 4 pics is close to 40k - the E-bike wasnt that much, but its now wearing a set of Enve Enduro spec wheels on I9 hubs -- dont have any idea on what the collection of Vintage machines would be worth
Currently m most expensive firearm is an MP5 format PCC , - so maybe 2kish? with my loose collection being maybe worth 25k? -- if i count the ammo and reloading gear, its probably pretty close in replacement cost for either hobby but 1 for 1 , moneys spent on those late model mountain bikes and the track bike couldve bought me a lot of cold war era HK goodness However, unlike the guns -- even if those bikes were 10kish apiece when new --- it would be laughable to think you could sell them for that. This might be 15k worth of gear now - if i could even sell them     |
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Posted: 9/12/2023 1:29:59 PM EDT
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 Queen - Bicycle Race |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 9/12/2023 1:38:34 PM EDT
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Firearms - with or without optics added.
That said, I buy my bikes used and sold my higher end bikes for a nice profit during the CV19 shortages. Right now I am riding my old early 2000s Santa Cruz Heckler. When I complain about the weight I remind myself that I am better off losing some more fat than spending $$$ on a new frame or components because I am not doing high speed single track or hard downhills anymore - I have reached trail speeds more akin to a beach cruiser. |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 9/12/2023 6:23:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By scrum: my old early 2000s Santa Cruz Heckler. When I complain about the weight I remind myself that I am better off losing some more fat than spending $$$ . Still a good bike. Santa Cruz was way ahead of the game back then. My Heckler is about 28 lbs - well within the realm of a modern trail bike. Not much to be done about the 26” wheels though |
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Posted: 9/12/2023 11:51:59 PM EDT
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I could steal a $10,000 bike and not be charged with a felony if caught with it. I would think that anybody would say the risk of ownership or possession of a firearm would be far more risky of a venture. My 12 cents.
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Posted: 10/16/2023 7:18:12 PM EDT
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I currently have $5 into this one
 Attached FileI'm not spending money on high dollar bikes anymore when I am only riding 6000 miles a year. I have maybe 15 bikes, spent $2500 on my Colnago C50 Just riding for exercise. Get out have fun!! |
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Posted: 10/16/2023 9:52:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/16/2023 10:15:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 3-gun: My newest bike by a long shot. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/751/IMG_1679_jpeg-2994560.JPG Roubaix pro Sl8 Niiiiice. I saw they released the latest model. Glad to see some color on the frames again. The Roubaix has been pretty bland looking for a few years. Glad to see FS 3.0. Mine has the 2.0 and it leaves me a bit underwhelmed despite having the better of the two available on the 2023s. |
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