Most expensive sport?

[Ern1e]

Clay pigeon shooting not bad at first but the shotgun needs upgrading and well they can run to 5 figures lol,cycling is cheaper less noisy and possibly a little more socialy acceptable these days !!

 

[themosquitoking]

Clay pigeon shooting not bad at first but the shotgun needs upgrading and well they can run to 5 figures lol,cycling is cheaper less noisy and possibly a little more socialy acceptable these days !!

Oh yeah, i'm all about equal rights for clay pigeons.

 

[Alan Frame]

Cycling is totally self-funding.

What I would have spent on fuel for the car is spent on bikes.

It is therefore the cheapest pastime known to man, or woman.

Fortunately, my missus believes me and I think it's only a little white lie.

 

[Schmilliemoo]

I'm hoping my bike will pay for itself in saved fuel after about three months.

 

[Chris Norton]

Skiing competitivly is quite pricy. Even at artificial slope level.

For example -

Race Ski's - 300 quid.
Training Ski - 300 quid
Race Boots - 300 quid
Enjoying yourself feeling like you have feet boots 150 quid.
Clothing and protective gear - 150 quid.
Waxing and edge sharpening ski's - once a week on trainers. After every race with race ski's 20 quid unless you learn to service them.

This does not include travel.

Boot's and ski's may last a year. After which there are no edges left and no base cos youv'e wiped it clean off.

Was pricy and I did teach beginners for a while. But hell's teeth when you finally get to the real stuff on holiday (another scary amount of moolah) you could give it hell for the week or two. No 2 day remembering how you did it.

Fishing can work out dear on that carbon pole that is 3 inches longer than the 1500 quid one you bought last year cos the fish really are that little bit extra out. And then there is the day ticket price.

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Clay pigeon shooting not bad at first but the shotgun needs upgrading and well they can run to 5 figures lol,cycling is cheaper less noisy and possibly a little more socialy acceptable these days !!

I have a Perazzi MX8 SCO,beautiful gun,but afraid to get it damp.

 

[derrick]

My commuter will pay for it's self in about 16 months. don't think the other bikes ever will

 

[themosquitoking]

Skydiving or bobsleigh. I reckon.

 

[vickster]

Fishing can work out dear on that carbon pole that is 3 inches longer than the 1500 quid one you bought last year cos the fish really are that little bit extra out. And then there is the day ticket price.

Is fishing a sport? Surely it's a pasttime at best or an alternative to the fish counter at Waitrose?

 

[SWSteve]

Fishing is the most participated sport in the world, that stat gets pulled out at least once whenever fishing is mentioned on the radio I swear.

I would love to know how much my dad has spent on fishing rods, let alone the reels

 

[slowmotion]

Skiing competitivly is quite pricy. Even at artificial slope level.

For example -

Race Ski's - 300 quid.
Training Ski - 300 quid
Race Boots - 300 quid
Enjoying yourself feeling like you have feet boots 150 quid.
Clothing and protective gear - 150 quid.
Waxing and edge sharpening ski's - once a week on trainers. After every race with race ski's 20 quid unless you learn to service them.

This does not include travel.

Boot's and ski's may last a year. After which there are no edges left and no base cos youv'e wiped it clean off.

Was pricy and I did teach beginners for a while. But hell's teeth when you finally get to the real stuff on holiday (another scary amount of moolah) you could give it hell for the week or two. No 2 day remembering how you did it.

Fishing can work out dear on that carbon pole that is 3 inches longer than the 1500 quid one you bought last year cos the fish really are that little bit extra out. And then there is the day ticket price.

You missed out the cost of a round of six drinks in a mountain bar.....about £50.

 

[Gravity Aided]

It's like a lot of things, if you can make the hobby pay for itself, at least partly, that's an offset. I fix up old bikes from sales, and resell. Probably can't do that with boats, considering the overhead. BOAT is an acronym for "Break out another thousand". Airplanes x 10. Plus, it's hard to hide an airplane in the basement.... (Unless you're our County Historical Society) This is the Tilbury Flash.

 

[Havoc6]

Motocross is a money pit , bike , kits, helmets ,petrol ,oils , engine rebuilds etc plus all the trick/bling bits but still relatively cheap for motorsport . Cycling is having a good go at my wallet too this year having just bought bikes and kits for both me and the missus .Now it's all those bits you "MUST have" a turbo trainer researched for weeks on the interweb because I MUST get one, then hunted down a bargain and bought Tacx version on ebay that I have used once in 2 months !!! Plus various must have bits over the last 4 months then a set of over boots another 2 water bottles and hydration tablets arrived yesterday. Oh yeah please can someone delete the "what bargains have you found" section on this forum which I think you will find is actually sponsored by Barclaycard ! I'm convincing myself I NEED a new set of wheels for no better reason than they will look good on my bike

 

[taximan]

I think cycling is as cheap or as expensive as you want it to be. My cycling is on a strict budget and in the past 3 years I have spent around £1000 in total which works out at an average of about 90p per day or in my case about 19p per mile.I think that is dirt cheap considering the enjoyment that I get out of it.

 

[flatflr]

Skydiving or bobsleigh. I reckon.

I was pretty active skydiving for some years (taking a bit of a break at the moment, but sure i'll go back) and spent a fortune at it. I've just done a very rough count and just jumps and equipment come to about £30,000 over 11 years, this doesn't including transport (guess about £5,000), formal coaching (guess about £1600) and beer (far too much). Even with all the kit and just having a fun weekend jumping could easily cost £250. This did take me from having never jumped to competing at national and (a few) international events and I had great fun doing it.