Haven't added a track in a while.

sorry been very busy ...

had a very bad bike accident ... sprained wrist, bruised knee, fractured scapula.

been working on the house while walking to work (30 mins each way).

took the kitchen out ... literally and everything else ...

photos to follow

photos here, questions will be answered ...

also an excellent track:

bandcamp:

https://crunchtime.bandcamp.com/trac...fmeister-remix

Mango bike will require a new front tube at a minimum from the collision and maybe a wheel/tyre. Will add it to the cost, which is quite cheap compared to a house!

Terrible news Even a half hour walk's gotta be hurting.

Feel better!

Thanks guys. It's been a few weeks and I was very, very sore at the beginning and now it's much better. It's my right wrist which is a PITA. However, it's much better now and should fully heal in another 6-8 weeks. I don't have much power in my right wrist and I'm right handed :/

ugh ... lesson learned.

What did you run into? Stationary object?

Yup. A parked car. It's quite busy down here as I've shown in some photos. Should invest in some better gear, drink less beer when riding and take my time. Live and learn I guess.

These are the 30 most dense cities in Europe and I should be paying more attention. That's m2/per person in the city area.

Get well. Sad to hear it. And funny at the same time (hitting a parked car).

Back on the road tomorrow ... wrist has healed enough to cycle!

See you clowns out there!

I want to apologise to BF for bad manners.

No excuse, but I had a kid coming down the pipe and I've been an *******

Can I post this is hope of meding things ...

This is my life:

Thanks, [MENTION=200073]acidfast7[/MENTION]. It takes a mensch to say something like that.

My life is mess ;(

I'm sorry. Let me know if you'd like to chat. I can promise you, it gets better in time.

Hi!

I think it's about time for a proper update as the last update was in early February 2018. SInce then there have been 122 commutes (440 total on the bike) and I'm up to a total of 5101km/3169mi and I need the following updates in the cost:

1. I was run over by a van from behind that didn't stop and just ran me over. This required a new wheelset and a new tube. I was of the bike for a while as I healed. The total cost of the wheelset and the tube was £127, which I took from the driver in a bank transfer and then we hit the pub afterward. I assume that this will be a cost-neutral exercise, however, it does remove the ability to measure how long the original wheelset would last. Maybe one accident is an accurate assessment of longevity.

2. I had to replace the fenders on the bike and the Crud Roadracer MKII front one had snapped at the end and the rear finally broke off. Total cost of replacement is £31.98. This is most likely due:

• A houseparty where my bike was thrown over the fence into the sea (was fished out)
• Two accidents with parked cars
• One van run over (aforementioned)
• Endless banging around in the bikecage and on the bikeracks

3. One new inner tube (23-622 long-stem presta) due to the crap roads cutting through my greenguard on my Schwalbe Marathons. This tube was £3 at Halfords.

Thus the updated additional cost of £34.98 with 122 more commutes.

episodes 318-440
5101km/3169mi
£605.76/$778.42 total
£0.1187/km
€0.1342/km
$0.2456/mi
£1.376/commute
€1.556/commute
$1.769/commute

Photo update tonight!

You've been frugal, yet I'm surprised to see that the cost has been $0.25 per mile. I wish more people did this to see what the average for many riders and bikes is. I would have hoped it's less, and maybe it is. Lots of people with little money ride bikes in Asia.

Cost per time is important as well, perhaps even more so. I keep track of all the investments (parts costs, don't pay for labour). For all the vehicles I use. But I don't bother with odometers on bicycles, so can only get a rough estimate of the mileage. Except from reletively recently, when I started a chain durability comparison experiment and "forced" myself to place odometer on one bicycle.

For a "common sense - budget" commuter it goes below 4 euros per month, without using poor quality parts.

For a good quality bicycle, it's around 10 euros per month (if you buy 50 euro tyres, more expensive saddle, etc...) for a relatively high mileage use (30 km per day and up).

In terms of commute time, there's little difference.

FWIW, on my own BSO fixed gear inspired by this thread, I've spent $8.50 for a chain and $6 tubes in the past year, coming to about 0.4 cents per mile maintenance. Will want new tires after the winter though.

Interesting question ... my total time on the bike is 239 h for an average of 5101 km / 239 h of 21.34 km/h or 13.26 mph since I bought it.

EDIT: interestingly, that means that my round-trip commute has been 239 h / 440 commutes or 0.54h x 60 min / h or 32.59 min RT or 16.295 min one-way since buying the bicycle.

So it's been:

5101km/3169mi/239h
£605.76/$778.42 total
£2.53/h
€2.66/h
$3.25/h
£0.1187/km
€0.1342/km
$0.2456/mi
£1.376/commute
€1.556/commute
$1.769/commute

Interesting facts in this UK-based document:

https://www.cyclinguk.org/resources/...ing-statistics

Number 4. My distance is about the same (5101 / 440 / 2 = 3.6 miles each way).

Number 17. Average weekly spend on transport. (£1/week ... I seem to be much higher than that.)