Originally Posted by EM42

having a bicycle transportation is not an expensive hobby. let me explain

i see it this way your getting exercise and having fun at the same time[hobby part]. you can actually travel faster in some instances on a bicycle[as a practical transportation]. how much do you spend on a gym membership yearly ?its all work in there and not much fun spinning the threadmill ? you won't need that much if you have a bike. how much money do you spend on petrol every year for your car if you do I bet the bike is way cheaper than the maintenance, insurance, petrol, parking etc. and your expenses are yearly as you own the vehicle. I could ramble on and on but I tell you a bicycle will be the cheapest hobby or transportation means its actually a necessity nowadays.

I own a car and with traffic and parking expense and rising gasoline prices I use the bicycle if I can. I'm also a photographer and its great to get around. In most asian cities because of the traffic the bicycle is faster than the automobile you probably know this more than me as I live in LA and the traffic is also getting worse and there is no future it will only get worse do yo think traffic will become better??. the automobile is the worst of all human invention but thats another story[or another forum] !

as with camera lenses you get what you pay for I know you will agree