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I'm not sure what you mean in regards to non-electric bikes. In my experience (living in U.S. cities), there's an extremely wide range that you can spend on a b
by wool_gather 7y ago
I'm not sure what you mean in regards to non-electric bikes. In my experience (living in U.S. cities), there's an extremely wide range that you can spend on a bike, from a hundred or so to extremes of multiple thousands. But you certainly don't need to spend thousands even if it's your daily commuter. One of the keys is that bikes are really really good at being refurbished; an old frame, if it's not in bad shape, can get cleaned and have new parts put on and be literally as good as new.
You should have no trouble getting a very reliable, pleasant ride in the sub-$1000 range from your local bike shop. That's certainly far far less than any other form of transport. It's probably even in line with a year's worth of public transit, and will last well more than a year.
- rhinoceraptor 7y agoIf you know how to work on bikes, you can find some great ones secondhand. I got my girlfriend and old Bridgestone, and just had to give it a tune up, replace the dry rotted tires and brake pads, new cables and grips, and then put fenders and a rack on it.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoWhat you call fenders for _cars_ we in the UK call bumpers; and they're like boat fenders, for allowing vehicles to bump without causing too much damage (they fend off the other vehicle). But your bike fenders appear to be what we call "mud guards" which don't act as "bumpers" at all but instead prevent mud/water from spraying up. Did I get that right, or do the "bike fenders" have some sort of anti bump facet to their design too?
- rhinoceraptor 7y agoYes, I mean mud guards. On a side note, I really wish there were ones that were easier to install, it took me at least two hours since trimming the mounting wire is so time consuming.