Grillparzer

$550 for a Torker Graduate and another $150 for lights. Everything else I've scrounged or already owned. I will need to buy tires this year so probably $120 for those.

wolfchild

I bought all my bikes and cycling stuff brand new, I have about $ 4500 dollars invested into my 3 bikes plus all the accessories. It was well worth it...and the investement has already paid for itself.

jxpowers

240 on bike

30 for tires ( didnt like )
another 40 on tires

40 on front light ( broke )
another 20 to repair

13 for back light

30 new pedals

and 10 on a cheapo speedometer for fun

so £383

this bike will pay for it self in 7 months
im planning on getting better mechs so maybe 9 months

agent pombero

Not enough

Wilbur Bud

Something in the range of nine or ten cents per mile looking at the recent 25,000.

sbslider

Since Oct 1991 I have ridden 61k miles.
Three bikes in that time, $400, $1000, and $1150.
No major component changes on any of the bikes, just a new saddle on one of them.
Say $500 in tires, tubes, lube and such, another $200 on helmets, gloves.
$200 for lights, odometers.
Add $1000 for stuff I may have forgotten (likely way more than reality, but what the heck)
For my newest bike, $150 in tires, $40 in fenders, $50 for other high visibility items.
Roughly $4700 for 61,100 miles. I would say probably $50,000 of those are pure commuting, 10,000 or less just fun rides.

7.7 cents per mile.

Interesting, as the fun ride miles go up, so does the amount I spend on my habit.

WickedOne513

I actually find it the other way as I commute I find I spend more.

electricalbox

I bought my bike just to commute and nothing else so I have a complete breakdown. My products are the top of the line (bike was a long time ago) haha, but I want something comfortable for my 29 mile commute daily.

Used Cannondale R3000 Si - 500
Gatorskin tires - 80
Front Pannier bag - 10
Chain lube - 9
Spare tube - 9
Topeak portable pump - 13
Sram tape - 12
Pearl gloves - 14
Schwinn helmet - 17
Planet bike gel saddle - 40
Planet bike safety lights - 15
Pump for home - 35
Crank brother pedals - 30
Shimano shoes - 55
Cleats - 20

Grand total: 859

GeraldF

"For those that ride street clothing how far is your commute or do you wear cycling style urban clothing?"

I don't have "cycling clothing." To work I wear the exact same khackis or dress pants that I would otherwise wear. I even put my evo mini bike lock in the rear pants pocket of all of my pants including jeans, khackis, and dress pants. My bike commute is 4.4 miles each way.

sbslider

I missed that part of the question. I wear bike short of some sort and SPD shoes, but not a jersey. I commute 5.5 to 10.5 miles each way, depending on my mood.

Mark Stone

I missed that part of the question too! When I used to commute and for most of my current "urban" rides I just ride in street clothes. For commuting I used my work clothes and work shoes.

Robert C

While I have no idea, I just returned to CONUS and ordered a new (used) bike (Bacchetta Giro 26att). I have taken the time to set uf a spreadsheet to trak all of my bike related expenses so that I can accurately answer this question in the future.

no motor?

My initial purchase price of $125 for a used bike I intended to use for exercise has lead to probably several thousand more in gear and clothing. Most of what I've spent has been on extras, as the only extras the bike came with was a water bottle cage. I guess I spend about $100/year on the bike itself, and that's on parts to replace parts (like chains and cables) I've worn out by riding it.

scroca

I have no idea how much $ I've specifically spent, and I don't care.

Now that I have my summer and winter commuters set up, it gets more cost effective with every ride.

All I need to know about cost is that it's been worth it.

fietsbob

I had to pay enough to get the Rohloff Hub, and Schmidt Dyno-hub and Wired LED lights.

KonAaron Snake 

I've spent less than I would on insurance, repairs, gas, tolls, parking, inspections, etc.

The bikes I use the most for commuting are the Koga and the Litespeed Huffy. I'm not counting maintenance, clothes, lights or shoes. All told, I have around 1100 into the Koga as it sits (not counting panniers and lights) and around $300 into the Litespeed Huffy. More with the custom head badge, but that was just silly bling.

droy45

About $1000, I searched out a nice high end frame on ebay for a real great deal. Then I mostly used Nashbar and Amazon to purchase all nice quality components and accessories to build it up into a nice daily rider and commuter. This includes different sets of tires for the seasons and off road or on road. As far a clothing is concerned, maybe an additional $500 for clothing to cover all seasons also.

KonAaron Snake 

It's usually hard for me to keep frame up builds inexpensive...the little things catch up (especially wheels). Donor bikes work well (I did that on the Koga), but you miss out on the exact customization.

SPECELIZEDRIDER

so far over $300 but I know I'm not done yet.

buffalowings

Luckily I wrote down all my recent purchases for my new commuting rig.
Diamondback podium 2 $524.99
cateye strada 2 cadence $36.50
shimano a530 pedals $39.14
parktool grease $6.57
new bike pump $26.28
cycling shoes $51.97
nashbar purchase consisting of $79.93
bottle cage/bottle 2x
nashbar fr1 saddle
stem bag

extra tube $7.56
hex tool $8.09
2nd hex tool $6.97
21 multi tool $11.60
wire cutter $25.98
jersey $35.25
cork tape/kool stop dura 2 $28.39
jagwire cable set $36.25
total crap combined $925.72
stuff attached to bike plus bike $745.20
still want to purchase a pair of mtb shorts, a plain jersey and maybe a pair of more suitable gloves..althougb I won't use the jersey until spring
still cheaper then buying the motorcycle I always wanted.. :-P

maintenance costs shouldn't be too bad, I can replace the usual stuff that gets worn down, chain, cabling, tires, tubes, installing accessories. Will take the bike to the lbs for trueing rims, replacing cassette, major works if required, but that's about it.

ocanada

Initial set up:
vintage centurion with a set of super nice wheels= 300
rear rack=4 (used REI dividend)
collapsable basket!=20
put on turkey wing break levers for the city=60 (including labor because i didn't know how to do it at that point)
toe clips=10
pedals=30
bar tape=15
front rack=22
lights=40 (20 each set; first set got stolen)
bell=5
fenders=30
helmet=50

All told, about $600


Expandable/recurrent expense in 2012:
new break and shifter cables and housing-- maybe 12
tubes=12
new tires 40 (old ones worn out)
snow tires (moved to a snowy city this year)=56
true wheel=28

total about 150

I do usually ask for the cheapest possible, do a lot of the installation stuff myself, and I don't have any cycling specific clothing or bags.

I live in a major metropolitan area, so I save about 1400/year on metropass. Even with all that I've spent on bikes (and I just bought another one today...not out of necessity though) it still comes out cheaper.

Mark Stone

Picture! Must - - Post - - Picture! A Centurian in the very early 80s was my main squeeze for a couple of years and I loved it. Post a pic of yours!

no motor?

How did you get a Litespeed for $300?

FrenchFit 

Two bikes, one 10 speed and one MTB, (Miyata/Trek). Both bought on eBay, figure $900 total with shipping. Upgrades, figure $600 each bike. Helmet: $250. Clothing: I wear street clothes, so no additional cost accept a lined brief; however my commute is normally under 5 miles r/t.

However, my man hours in tweaking, experimenting, upgrading and minor maintenance has been significant over the years. It's a hobby, so I don't mind...but if I were to add that up it would be a big number...maybe 10x the attention I need to give my cars. Tools? I have tools for my car, but additional tools for my bikes has probably added $500 or so.

KonAaron Snake 

Lucky. I bought it frame/fork for $100, used a donor bike I had gotten for $50 for the majority of the parts and wheels, used cheap used origin 8 Gary bars, a rack I bought at a flea market for $5 and a parts bin, but perfect, stem. The only things I spent money on were the Suntour commands at $40, the brake levers at $20 and the tires for around $50.

Not bad for a $300 bike

The secret to good purchases is not needing things. When you want something, you pay for it. When you just look around for what comes up, you can get some good deals.