nope, my dad used to work in broking, lost his job a year back or a bit. Problem is, he now teaches for the minimum wage. And, school fees are a lot, basically that bike there cost about £700 total to build, a lot of it second hand, and that is quite a low price. Maybe later on in my life I may be able to get a much nicer one, but i'm lucky to have it in the first place and be very grateful. I need to reiterate that if my dad either didn't like the sport or didn't like me doing it, none of it would have happened. He loves it however, and I have an uncle who owns a 9 bedroom chalet in Morzine so it's perfect for two weeks out there, free etc. Overall 500 quid for that holiday with food and tolls etc.
If you are talking about the P* I keep mentioning, I have saved up over the years. Generally, if I want something I sell everything else to buy it. I should be able to afford it, but my parents would never pay for something like that, they would happily buy me books though, and a DH rig