The cost of cycling is sometimes held up as prohibitive and, according to a new survey, that isn't entirely without reason. Among a selection of 22 sports, cycling came out as the most expensive to participate in – based on equipment cost alone.
Conducted by UK betting site Betway, the survey put the cost of cycling at £2,302 ($3,118). That was almost £600 ($812) more than the second-most expensive sport of ice hockey – or simply hockey if you're Stateside. Using Betway's protocols, the cost of cycling would have enabled 46 people to take up the cheapest sport on the list – swimming which, in the survey's view, cost just £50 ($68) to dip a toe into.
