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I calculated the respective purchase costs, maintenance, and running costs against the respective mileage of each vehicle... sorry if I did not show my work professor.
As it is, not buying a bus pass every month more than paid for my wife's bicycle in less than a year when it needed nothing but to be ridden.
When I went car free and had no car payment, insurance premium, or operating expenses that saved me over 10k / year before I even calculated depreciation... I did that for 5 years.
As it is, not buying a bus pass every month more than paid for my wife's bicycle in less than a year when it needed nothing but to be ridden.
When I went car free and had no car payment, insurance premium, or operating expenses that saved me over 10k / year before I even calculated depreciation... I did that for 5 years.
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off to Frankfurt to hit the old neighbourhood for some apfelwein
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sorry been travelling and had to help partner move to London!
stats:
2497km/1551mi
£544/$865 total
£0.21/km
€0.27/km
$0.55/mi
net money saved (bus fare saved minus running costs): £69 (1 month bus pass) + 4 days (£18.8) = £87.8/$141.6
photos:
what should I buy with my savings?
stats:
2497km/1551mi
£544/$865 total
£0.21/km
€0.27/km
$0.55/mi
net money saved (bus fare saved minus running costs): £69 (1 month bus pass) + 4 days (£18.8) = £87.8/$141.6
photos:
what should I buy with my savings?
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sorry been travelling and had to help partner move to London!
stats:
2497km/1551mi
£544/$865 total
£0.21/km
€0.27/km
$0.55/mi
net money saved (bus fare saved minus running costs): £69 (1 month bus pass) + 4 days (£18.8) = £87.8/$141.6
photos:
what should I buy with my savings?
stats:
2497km/1551mi
£544/$865 total
£0.21/km
€0.27/km
$0.55/mi
net money saved (bus fare saved minus running costs): £69 (1 month bus pass) + 4 days (£18.8) = £87.8/$141.6
photos:
what should I buy with my savings?
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sorry been travelling and had to help partner move to London!
stats:
2497km/1551mi
£544/$865 total
£0.21/km
€0.27/km
$0.55/mi
net money saved (bus fare saved minus running costs): £69 (1 month bus pass) + 4 days (£18.8) = £87.8/$141.6
what should I buy with my savings?
stats:
2497km/1551mi
£544/$865 total
£0.21/km
€0.27/km
$0.55/mi
net money saved (bus fare saved minus running costs): £69 (1 month bus pass) + 4 days (£18.8) = £87.8/$141.6
what should I buy with my savings?
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Halfords | Falcon Explorer Men's Hybrid Bike - 19"
149 is a good price.
originally, i was looking at this ... but wanted fenders and a rack.
Halfords | Trax T700 Hybrid Bike - 18", Dark Red
it's the same price as shipping my MTB over from Germany
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Believe it or not, I was looking at one of these to use around the green belt surrounding London and it wouldn't be a loss if someone stole it.
Halfords | Falcon Explorer Men's Hybrid Bike - 19"
149 is a good price.
originally, i was looking at this ... but wanted fenders and a rack.
Halfords | Trax T700 Hybrid Bike - 18", Dark Red
it's the same price as shipping my MTB over from Germany
Halfords | Falcon Explorer Men's Hybrid Bike - 19"
149 is a good price.
originally, i was looking at this ... but wanted fenders and a rack.
Halfords | Trax T700 Hybrid Bike - 18", Dark Red
it's the same price as shipping my MTB over from Germany
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The drivetrain looked/felt good and there's no so many hills in the London area anyway.
Some good tubes/tires/tuning and it's probably a great bike for weekend use.
The other option was a folding bike for 149
Halfords | Raleigh Evo-7 Folding Bike
and I'd ride and from the station. Every weekend, I'll be leaving work at 5pm every Friday and taking the train down to London and leaving for back up North at 6pm on Monday morning
then I can get some more rides in over the week
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I check it out in person and it's quite stout for weekend rides. It's also not a theft magnet like my MTB would be.
The drivetrain looked/felt good and there's no so many hills in the London area anyway.
Some good tubes/tires/tuning and it's probably a great bike for weekend use.
The other option was a folding bike for 149
Halfords | Raleigh Evo-7 Folding Bike
and I'd ride and from the station. Every weekend, I'll be leaving work at 5pm every Friday and taking the train down to London and leaving for back up North at 6pm on Monday morning
then I can get some more rides in over the week
The drivetrain looked/felt good and there's no so many hills in the London area anyway.
Some good tubes/tires/tuning and it's probably a great bike for weekend use.
The other option was a folding bike for 149
Halfords | Raleigh Evo-7 Folding Bike
and I'd ride and from the station. Every weekend, I'll be leaving work at 5pm every Friday and taking the train down to London and leaving for back up North at 6pm on Monday morning
then I can get some more rides in over the week
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Now I don't ride trains and I've never tried a folding bike, but I've always imagined that ... a folding bike is the only way to go, train or bus, or if you frequent some shops along the way. You have the SS already in England right? So you need a folding bike. I wonder if you can get that fitted with a dynamo
Dynamo hub 20" wheels for £36
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taylor-Wheel...b+dynamo+20%22
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That is a great price for what looks like a serviceable folder. No other cycling peoples is more folding bike obsessed than the poms. Mebbe I'll look at one the next time I visit family...
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lol
I was in Frankfurt and then over in Hungary.
I'm always stressed before travel and as everything builds up so I take it out on BF sometimes. In this case the travel correlated with the ban and lack of internet access, so it was OK.
You need to get a life if you're trolling me.
I was in Frankfurt and then over in Hungary.
I'm always stressed before travel and as everything builds up so I take it out on BF sometimes. In this case the travel correlated with the ban and lack of internet access, so it was OK.
You need to get a life if you're trolling me.
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I guess you are right, it sucks when someone derails your thread with a bunch of b.s. that isn't relavent. Remember that. Welcome back.
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Anyways, I like the idea of a folding bike.
BFOLD 3 Folding Bike, City Bike MATEX - All Bikes Cycling - On sale at Decathlon.co.uk
this one is only 139 with a 3-speed IGH.