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Bikes are ridiculously cost efficient especially if you can use them to enable you to own even 1 less car. 2 grand is more than enough to cover commuting for a
by faeriechangling 2y ago
Bikes are ridiculously cost efficient especially if you can use them to enable you to own even 1 less car.
2 grand is more than enough to cover commuting for a DECADE. You could get away with 1 grand if you wanted to. Cars aren't getting any cheaper so I only expect the bike to become more and more dominant.
- Tiktaalik 2y agoOh yea and less than a grand is easy if you're happy enough to troll around craigslist and buy used stuff. Every bicycle I've ever owned has been bought from craigslist and some steel thing built in japan in the 1980s. Most bought between $400-$700. Many of them were quite nice too as Japan was the top builder of this technology at the time. They'll last practically forever. The great thing about old bikes too is that if they're not too old (ie. 1980s and newer) they all use ISO standardized parts and are remarkably easy to repair and update. Cycling is absolutely the most cost effective way to transport yourself around a city and incredible how the media so often frames the bicycle as some plaything for rich yuppies instead of the reality of being a critical tool of affordable transportation for regular low income workers.
- loeg 2y agoDoesn't require Craigslist or buying used. You can get a boring but totally functional commuter bike with disk brakes and 1x9 speeds from Specialized for $1k or less (Sirrus or Sirrus X). Similar models from other big bike brands. Then you have $1k for maintenance over a decade to fit within $2k, which is probably plenty.
- getwiththeprog 2y agoAnd the cheaper the bike, the more excercise it will give you - so win-win whatever the price!
- shric 2y agoI bought my current bike in 2014 for $200, still my daily commuter.