Originally Posted by
Skipjacks
Only in the short term. In the long term when you add the cost of your knee replacement surgery running becomes a pricey hobby.
If your bike develops a bad joint down the road you just buy a new frame for a couple hundred bucks and you'll good to go.
As a still current runner who mostly bikes - running can be quite expensive, even without any long term issues. When I was putting in 2500+!miles per year (I know, crazy miles but hanging with ultra runners) figure in 4 or more pairs of shoes. Current price of a decent pair right now is $120 or more.
Spread the initial cost of a bike over 10 or 15 years and that is $100-200/year.
So $480 for shoes not counting clothes compared to a couple of good tires, bar tape and cables and cycling is definitely less.
And also a lot easier on my body.