Originally Posted by
acidfast7
An overall synopsis, at the behest of Like-a-Bike:
Bicycle specifications:
Date of bicycle arrival/assembly: 2013 OCT 08
Total number of round trip commutes on the bike: 110.5
Total commuting km: 2099 km
Total commuting miles: 1304 mi
Total fun km: 40 km
Total commuting miles: 25 mi
Overall km: 2139 km
Overall miles: 1329 mi
Modal transport since acquiring BSO
Bike commutes: 110.5 (86%)
Car commutes: 12.5 (10%)
Bus commutes: 4.5 (4%)
Overall commutes: 127.5
Note: Some of these could not have been avoided as I need the bus to the airport or needed the car to pick a colleague from the airport. In addition, sometimes the car needed to be serviced.
Costs/location of purchase (standard MSRP in UK converted to USD/EUR on day of purchase)
Bike (SS Mangobike from mangobikes.com): 299 GBP / 466 USD
Front/Rear Knog lights, Kryptonite U-lock (amazon.co.uk): 92 GBP / 148 USD
Sigma 1009 cycloputer (amazon.co.uk): 26 GBP / 41 USD
Crud Roadracer MkII (amazon.co.uk): 23 GBP / 37 USD
Total initial rolling cost: 440 GBP / 691 USD
Failure modes and outcomes (i.e. running costs):
02 APR 2014 (1406 km / 873 mi / 28 GBP / 46 USD)
Rear tire worn through canvas - replacement needed
1 Schwalbe Lugano
1 Tube
1 10min service
08 MAY 2014 (1559 km / 968 mi / 13 GBP / 22 USD)
banged rear rim on kerb cutting a corner short
1 new tube
1 bend rear brake track with adjustable spanner
12 MAY 2014 (1597km / 992 mi / 28 GBP / 47 USD)
Split Schwalbe Lugano in half with only 191km on it
1 Gatorskin tire (cost of Lugano refunded)
3 new tubes (one used)
1 10min service
04 JUN 2014 (1789 km / 1112 mi / 30 GBP / 50 USD)
Front tire worn through canvas
1 new gatorskin tire
1 tube used (second of three)
06 JUL 2014 (2119 km / 1315 mi / 4 GBP / 6.8 USD)
Flat rear tire and front bake pad replacement
1 pinch flat after leaving bike in locker and riding without inflation (last tube used)
1 set of new front brake pads
Experience gained since acquiring BSO
Good tube/tires changing practice ... Gatorskins on/off like butter and finding lodged debris
Haven't changed adjusted/rim brakes in about 20 years ... so this is getting updated
Thanks, certainly beats finding the nuggets of on topic data about the test amongst umpteen pages of stream of consciousness posts illustrating your world wide travels, language proficiencies, and musical preferences.
Weren't there also some modifications costs involved (fenders, pedals, etc.) to make the bike less of a so-called BSO?