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Milton Keynes
Not really much. Pre-Covid it was usually meals at diners & restaurants we rode to, and a box of Clif bars and a can of Gatorade powder. Whatever minor maintenance my bike needs I'll do myself, but might have to buy a new patch kit or new tubes here or there.
Pretty much the same here, though I do usually buy a new set of rubber for the tourer/commuter every spring. Can’t remember the last time I had to buy a tube. I also have some touring-specific expenses like White Gas. And because I ride that bike in a very urban environment a lot and thus have lights and stop signs every few hundred feet, I usually get new brake pads every year.