Originally Posted by
girljen
I spent a lot of money up front. I'm about to spend even more money, so that I can get an awesome bike as opposed to just an adequate one. I did not start bike commuting to save money, I started because I needed the exercise and because riding a bike is fun. Now all my 'gas' money is going into a savings account to buy my new Surly.
sounds almost exactly like me. even the plans to buy a Surly.