Originally Posted by
buzzman
I am always astounded at these "How much it really costs to commute by bicycle" threads. Simply track as any nation with an extremely low average annual wage moves to higher average annual wages- ie. China, India, Vietnam etc. as they go from basic transport by bicycle to motorized transport and private automobiles. Anyone spending as much or more to commute by bike as they do by private auto has to be so materialistically addicted to buying unnecessary, overpriced crap and/or lacking basic, common economic sense that they deserve to be sucked dry of their financial resources.
It depends largely on priorities. I have a truck that is 12 years old. I don't drive it much but do keep it because I use it for travel to mountain lakes. I've thought of replacing it with something more fuel efficient but why bother? I put about 1 tank of gas in it every 6 weeks or so. The rest of the money I'd spend on a new vehicle, taxes, higher insurance, etc., I can plow into what I really love...bicycling (and fly fishing
). Yes, I have a typical Colorado car where the bikes on top are several factors more expensive then the car holding them up.
If someone stole my truck, I'd probably thank them. If they touched my bikes, I'd eviscerate them
