Originally Posted by
JReade
Okay, lets do some math.
1 month bus pass is $65 USD
Nice bike + commuting gear = $300 USD?
You save almost $500 the first year buy buying the bike. That bike paid for itself in a little under 5 months (even 6 if we say you'll need new tubes now and again), which at this point is letting you save the $780 every 12 months after the first 6 months.
You are still on board with holding off for the first 1.25 years before making a purchase?
Why don't you do a poll and determine how much money the average person spends on BF per year cycling? Or the average cost of all of their commuting bikes, I would wager that 300 USD is really low for a used bike, tune-up, new tires, helmet, clothes, lights and water bottles (all the stuff that would be needed versus the bus.)
In addition, cycling to work every day (800kcals/day), requires greater food consumption (probably 2-3USD/day) ... so 20 days commuting = 40+ extra USD/month, while sitting on the bus requires 0 extra dollars in food. I've done this calculation on the forum multiple times.