Originally Posted by
JPMacG
I commute by bike because I enjoy it, not because it saves me a lot of money - it doesn't.
Bike commuting actually costs me several thousand a year, because it means an extra 50 minutes a day that I can't be working overtime and getting paid. But I do it anyway. I'd do it if gas and cars were free.
It makes a huge difference in my health, and letting that degrade would cost me way more than a few thousand a year.