Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
I have a different opinion about the rationality of agonizing over whether to spend $20 or to continue to worry about noises and excessive wear on the drivetrain. If a person cannot afford $20 for bicycle maintenance they can't afford to ride a bicycle.
If a person needs to use a bike for transportation and really can't afford $20, that's something of a tragedy and not a situation you should be snarky about. I'm pretty sure that has nothing to do with the OP.
If a person actually enjoys trying to clean chains and track down sources of noise, who are we to say doing that instead of spending $20 is irrational?
By the way, you apparently missed my "all other things being equal" qualifier. If the choice to spend less money is causing you to "agonize", all things are decidedly NOT equal.