montage said:
What fool said cycling is cheap?
I have seen no evidence of this.
My yearly budget for cycle commuting:-
Cancelling the gym membership: £70 a month (this is London, even the council run gym is £50 a month).
Train season ticket: £600 a year.
Minus 50 days a year getting the train at £4.30 for a return: £215
Total: £1225
Average replacement bits:-
every 2 years (10000km) I'll need:-
4 tyres = £120 (I use GP 4 Seasons that do about 4000km before dying but less on the front)
1 chain = £10
2 sets of brake blocks = £12
1 chainring = £30
5 inner tubes = £20
1 rim and wheel build = £60 (will get 20,000km out of a rim, so one a year)
Call that £260 every 2 years, or £130 a year.
This leaves £1095 I'm saving each year. Out of this comes cycle clothing which will be less than £100 a year for commuting stuff.
The rest, and more, goes on recreational cycling purchases.