Commuting by bicycle starts saving you $$$ immediately! Driving would have cost me between $70,000-80,000 for the next ten years. Owning, operating, and maintaining three bikes will cost me around $50/mo., or around $6,000 for the next ten years, or less!

I've only spent around $800 total for my mountain bike in the past 19 years. Nothing (except chain lube) in 14 months for my Townie, and only chain lube for my LHT for the past couple months.

Oh yes, we've also owned several other bikes, which I spent around $500 in the past 15 years. So, I've spent about $1,300 on quite a few bikes in the past 19 years.

My total bicycle expenses for the past 19 years comes to around $5.70/mo. ... !!! Can anyone beat that ... ??? Driving your car, that is ... ???