SaiKaiTai

And I love it!

Mrs S and I took a trip to our local REI today to get a pair of Keens but, no, it never stops there, does it?

Picked up a Park Tool chain whip and FS-5 lock ring tool.
Even if I don't swap out my cassette (which I have no doubt I will) they're nice to have in case I need to replace a spoke or whatever...

Also got some chain lube and a Park chain wear tool.
My chains are fine. I didn't know how good that would feel to know.

And I pair of PI tights. Nice. Very nice. Mrs S approves
Cold weather won't be an excuse now (not that it ever was)
But no bibs.

Now... for that cassette.

DnvrFox

In equipment, clothing, maintenance and repairs, parts, and other expenses, what is you current cost per mile?

SaiKaiTai

Good question. I've never worked it out. Hm....

DnvrFox

I figure total costs so far for all bike, clothing, equipment, maintenance, etc., for my four bikes and about $3,700 over 9.5 years with about 32,000 miles or so. so about 11 cents per mile, or about $400 per year

Metric Man

Hmmm, about $2100 in just over a year, and about 1900 miles...that's about $1.10 per mile...but the more I ride the cheaper it gets. I think I'm about done buying the big stuff.

Road Fan

I'm sure Mrs. Road Fan would say our cars are cheaper, but she'd be forgetting in 3 years around $5k has gone to her pair of bikes with kit. But being in our 50s and feeling we can move better than in our 40s? Priceless.

Road Fan

Leigh_caines

How I hate this question...
lets see...
Bike one was 700 and bike 2 was 1000 and bike 3 was 1500 and....
s..t this is adding up
now divide it by the number of Ks per year...
Wow that not as bad as I thought it would be
$0:33 per K
Lucky I do 6000 to 8000 ks a year

further

Not paying for home oxygen delivery......Priceless

CrossChain

Some of us have almost paid the ultimate price. Several years ago, after a long week of hard riding I found myself suffering from (temporary) n.d.-- probably from the Mundialita saddle I was forcing myself to like. (Covered in authentic bull's hide it advertized-- at least, bull-something.) Anyway, too embarassed to explain to my date, I hemmed and hawed myself out of what would otherwise have been a climactic evening. Let's hear no weinie talk of lost money or sore knees. There are higher prices we cyclists (male) might pay.

Red Rider

+1,000.

Big Paulie

Worst. Thread. Ever.

Trsnrtr

I said that 26 years and $40,000 ago!

Monoborracho

Dnvr----answering this question would be analogous to figuring out what the cost is, per pound of meat, for the hunters.

I'm afraid the answer would make me sad. Best to not go there!

oilman_15106

When I quit drinking and took up cycling it was a good thing. However it may have been less expensive to be an alcholic. Add to my 2008 goals: spend less money on cycling.

DnvrFox

Now, read my post again. I didn't say there was anything wrong in spending money on bicycling - but some folks just assumed that. Quite the contrary. I can't think of a nicer, more healthy way to spend one's money. I was just curious about how our various costs add up!!

SRS

1000 for the bike in 1991 - sunk cost. Perform bike maintenance myself - 300 yr for parts. Avg approx. 10,000 miles/yr. Avg cost. $.03/mile. Savings from zero automobile cost... a lot of $$. Savings from the great health (physical and mental) that comes from bicycling - $$$$.

Beverly

Maintenance, repairs and parts have been very low since my bikes are fairly new. I've spent $4700 purchasing 3 bikes since late 2004. We won't even discuss how much I've spent on clothing and other equipment. After all, I love to shop. The cycling clothes are taking over my closets and the bike equipment has expanded from one shelf in the garage to four shelves

I don't regret spending one penny on the bikes....cycling has been a lifesaver for me.

SaiKaiTai

I haven't figured out the $$$ (or the $$$/mi) but since Mrs S bought me the Kaitai plus accessories I have bought:

Front light
Rear light
Clipless pedals X 3
MTB shorts X 3
Cannondale shorts
PI shorts X 2
PI tights
PI jersey
GoreTex jersey
Grateful Dead jerseys X 2
Amgen ToC jersey
50+ jersey (if it ever gets here )
Specialized Roubaix tires for the LeMond
Oh! The LeMond (plus accessories)
Wet weather jacket
Couple of tire pumps, patch kits, spare tubes and mini tools
Gloves, Gloves, Gloves (and a hat)
PI road shoes (on sale!)
Park Tools bike stand, pedal wrench, chain whip, lock ring tool, and chain wear indicator

Ohhh... I almost forgot my Brooks B-17N!

Maybe I shouldn't have put this list together

hoss10

DO NOT ever calculate cost per mile, that way leads madness. Mine would be the same as having a driver drive me around. The real calculations should be the reduction in Health Club fees, Greenhouse gas reductions (if you commute), etc.
Cycling is as expensive as you want to make, millions of riders in China make do with a heavy steel bike and the bike is their only transportation.
If you think cycling is expensive try boats, horses, vintage cars, skiiing, flying. My total biking expenses for the year (including new bike) would not even cover my brother's ski club membership fees!

stapfam

I went to a restaurant a few months ago and invited the rest of the family to come with me- 6 Adults all earning a wage and I volunteered to drive so no Drink for me. For some reason- The only fully sober person finished up paying the bill of just over £200. Now that is what I estimate I spend at my LBS in a month. And that is without the new bikes that seem to appear every now and then. My milage is not a great deal nowadays but- Shorts wear out- Chains need replacing- Helmets break and Wives sit on the cycling Glasses. It does not take long to spend £2,500 in a year on a hobby that I enjoy.

Far better than spending the same amount on getting the family Drunk.

I do not begrudge spending money on the bike(s). Without them I would not be a happy person- I would probably not be as healthy as I am- and I would probably have a thick lip from moaning at the rest of the family all the time.

Road Fan

You and Mrs Road Fan are two peas in a pod.

swan652

"Just sort of standing by, hijacking a post now and then! Take care".

Sorry, couldn't resist it.

Metric Man

Louis

I never keep track of cycling expenditures. I don't want to know what it adds up to. I DO know that I'm in much better shape than most guys my age, and my doctor tells me to keep doing what I'm doing.

Artkansas 

It varies. When I moved to Little Rock, I was on a free bike, but I bought new fenders and a rear rack and slapped on a three year old headlight and a blinkie. I rode that for two years and only had to repair one flat(a patch) and had the wheel trued, ($15). No fancy clothes, just T-shirts and I did get a couple of pairs of Target khaki slacks for commuting. That's two years of riding for a little over $100.00. But I paid off my debts.



Now I got the Bacchetta. That was $1,600 in a twinkle, plus a new floor pump, a camelbak, good lights, a safety vest, backpack, etc. But you know. It was all paid for in cash. So I'm not too worried.