What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have?

@mijostyn  I love the look of a diamond frame bike--but that's about it.   Recumbent's are a perfect touring machine for long comfortable rides that I do now.  Check out the Bacchetta CarbonAero 2.0.  It's not a bad machine.

To many hobbies have been my downfall lol, I have been into audio for well over 40 years, also into Bench rest, high power, and air gun shooting, competition BBQ, 1/5th scale radio control cars, enduro riding, biking, four wheeling, and photography.  Those $7000.00 dollar camera lens and $5000.00 camera bodies got expensive quick, I ended up selling off a few of my prized  audio equipment, Nagra  PLP DC powered pre-amp VPA  50 watt amps, and Wilson Watt puppies   to fund my photog habit, looking back at all the pictures I took of our family over the years takes some of the sting away from the fact that I had to sell some audio gear.

After beating my body up most of my life with hard physical jobs and athletic type hobbies, I'm not able to pursue that stuff anymore. I'm too damned old, and everything hurts. What doesn't hurt, doesn't work anymore. Here's some of my past hobbies:

Sport Judo. (fought in tournaments)

Motorcycle racing in the Mojave Desert. (Actually was in one race with Steve McQueen. He was fast.)

Weight lifting. 

Road cycling. I had a custom frame built in England and outfitted it with all Campagnola Record equipment. The thing was like riding a bicycle made by Ferarri. With the steep frame angles, it was a very quick handling bicycle. Coming down the canyon twisties was a thrill. It truly was a precision instrument. Very stiff frame made from Reynolds 753 tubing. It would beat you up pretty good on century rides, but it was perfect for the daily 30-mile training rides, with lots of tough hills thrown into the mix. 

I love motorcycles and bicycles. Now, alas ... it's all in the past.

Now, I read a lot. I love U.S. history, free-market economics, authors from the "Old Right." Into Hayek, Mises, Rothbard, Mencken, Rand, etc. 

In today's political climate, a must-read is Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom." It is a mind and an eye-opener. Check it out.

Frank

Road cycling - 200 miles weekly on average
Peloton bike - when it rains
Hiking
Marriage mentoring 
Foodie

All-City Macho Man, Steel frame, Thomson Masterpiece seat post, Brooks Cambium TEST seat, Vittoria inner tubes, Continental Grand Prix 4000 tires. Campagnolo quick release skewers.