Originally Posted by
acidfast7
I spend €29.34/month on a Frankfurt-wide public transit ticket (map attached).
That is less than what I spend on food to power my bike (€2/day x 20 days = €40/month).
In addition, everyone pays the same insurance premium (roughly 8% of gross salary) regardless of what physical condition I'm in, so I don't get lower premiums by riding my bike.
In fact, even if someone gave me all my gear for free, I'd still lose money every time I commuted by bike (and a few minutes of time.)
My employer pays me about $2 a day to ride my bike to work ($50 for 30 commutes + $200 health incentive).
I also save ~60 minutes a day riding to work versus public transport.
In the summer there are many hundreds of bikes parked at the Bike valet:
(I rarely park at the tram stop. Its far more fun to ride up the hill. The multiple secure bike storage facilities are packed in the summer.)