£ per mile for your bike

[Rooster1]

You've done no maintenance in 24k miles?

Not much, just new groupset, + x3 new front chainset, x3 sets of wheels, x10 sets of tyres, new seatpost (broke it on the Ride 100), new saddles x 2, x2 headset, x10 bottom brackets, brake pads etc. Lots of cassettes ...

( I think only the frame is original)

 

[vickster]

So your spend isn’t really £800 then (unless you’re a thief)

 

[nickyboy]

I cycle 2x6 miles to work. I dont seem to eat much more than before I cycle commuted ( many years ago) or when I make alternative arrangements.
As for the cost, porridge or wholemeal toast is a marginal expense. I dont snack at all and have a can of soup for lunch.

I think the body response to excercise and food is less linear than we imagine.

Those who know me will have realised that my jelly baby analysis wasn't entirely serious

However, fuelling the cycling ain't free, one way or another

 

[Shearwater Missile]

I did a quick reccy on my Claude butler Roubaix bought in 2010. 14425 miles £500 cost price of bike (actually cheaper as on CTW scheme) I have spent another £400 on new wheelset, tyres, seatpost,bars, stems, saddles and cables etc etc. All in all 6p per mile but it really is less than that. First time I have worked it out but you can`t put a price on it in terms of satisfaction and keeping fit terms. I will have to work out the same for the Vitus, it will be higher as it has done less miles and was more expensive.
The Vitus comes in at over 19p a mile but that will come down as I do more miles I am sure. Both of my bikes I service myself so at least there are no other costs other than wear and tear.
At the end of the day enjoyment is priceless !

 

[si_c]

However, fuelling the cycling ain't free, one way or another

I used to work on the basis for commuting that I was spending about 8p er mile on fuel depending on my fuel mix. Usually some combination of pork and cake.

 

[MichaelW2]

I used to work on the basis for commuting that I was spending about 8p er mile on fuel depending on my fuel mix. Usually some combination of pork and cake.

Porkcake, isn't that a delicacy in Louisiana?

 

[si_c]

Porkcake, isn't that a delicacy in Louisiana?

I dunno about that. But I wasn't implying that the two should be eaten in combination, rather in succession, as in sausage roll followed by jaffa cake.

 

[pjd57]

Bought a CX bike 2 years ago for around £450.
I've done over 5,000 miles on it.
Not sure of an exact figure as I still use my hybrid occasionally.

I've had my money's worth out it.

 

[Edwardoka]

I initially thought my triban would be in with a shout, but it isn't anywhere near the lowest, 2,940.5 miles for £425.
My 2011 Focus is much more expensive to maintain but if we're ignoring maintenance costs, 9,331.8 miles for £850 isn't bad. If you add maintenance costs over 8 years it's silly money.

However, I'm probably close to the top, barring silly high-end specialist gear, as a second hand Kaffenback gravel bike cost me £450 up front and while I don't have an exact figure, it was more than £1,000 to convert it to a proper touring bike + dynamo + electrics + panniers etc. And it got nicked after about 1,500 miles.

 

[vickster]

Ahem

That’s what the OP said, not the later poster...
You can’t quote a cost per mile on a 24k bike without including maintenance surely

 

[Crackle]

Well in these times, i reckon what's more interesting is the carbon figures per mile and here, by sheer coincidence, is an article about it

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/08/carbon-footprint-cycling

65g CO2e: powered by bananas
90g CO2e: powered by cereals with milk
200g CO2e: powered by bacon
260g CO2e: powered by cheeseburgers
2800g CO2e: powered by air-freighted asparagus

Is cycling a carbon-friendly thing to do? Emphatically yes! Powered by biscuits, bananas or breakfast cereal, the bike is nearly 10 times more carbon-efficient than the most efficient of petrol cars.

by taking my car off the road in rush hour, I cut everyone else's queuing time as well, and reduce the emissions they belch out while they wait. It's a little-known fact that a car on a congested road can produce as much as three times the amount of CO2 as the same car travelling at a steady speed.

Disappointingly, no jelly baby comparisons

 

[Crackle]

Oh and that refreshing beer after the ride......

300g CO2e: locally brewed cask ale at the pub
500g CO2e: local bottled beer from a shop or foreign beer in a pub
900g CO2e: bottled beer from the shop, extensively transported

 

[Edwardoka]

Oh and that refreshing beer after the ride......

300g CO2e: locally brewed cask ale at the pub
500g CO2e: local bottled beer from a shop or foreign beer in a pub
900g CO2e: bottled beer from the shop, extensively transported

That's nothing compared to the CH4e the morning after.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Next up, what's your methane footprint?

 

[Crackle]

Next up, what's your methane footprint?

well funnily enough, up to two thirds of us don't produce methane at all, we need the proper flora in our guts and some of us simply don't have it. Cows on the other hand produce 100-400 litres of methane per day. Which when you think about it, is a staggering amount. Luckily they don't ride bikes.