Aren`t bicycles supposed to be cheaper than cars?
07-22-11, 11:06 AM
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"And then there`s all this specialized bicycling clothing that I need a lot of...."
LMAO all u need is regular clothes, not all that fancy crap!
all my bikes came from trash, rebuilt, and run perfect.
a PB&J sandwich+glass of milk=all day fuel!
speed is NOT of the essence!
LMAO all u need is regular clothes, not all that fancy crap!
all my bikes came from trash, rebuilt, and run perfect.
a PB&J sandwich+glass of milk=all day fuel!
speed is NOT of the essence!
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07-25-11, 05:29 AM
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I've thought about bike only living...but there are 'practical' obstacles.
1. How do you get the groceries home [for more than a day at a time].
2. Schedules. Having to be somewhere at specific times. When biking, you need a much larger time buffer, which is inefficient use of time. With car, I can leave for work with a ten minute time buffer. With a bike, I'd have to give myself at least another extra 30 minutes, just to be safe [and not late].
3. SWEAT!!! Biking to work is a great idea...but how do you stay FRESH once there [given, no showers]. Plus...the time constraint again if there are showers [have to give self more time allowances].
4. Shoes!!!! If you carry street shoes, they are quite volumous. Some bike shoes can double as street, but they are not comfortable, nor really appropriate for most business workplace situations.
Anyway, I'm sure there are more obstacles, but these were some that had crossed my mind when considering making my bike my primary mode of transportation.
1. How do you get the groceries home [for more than a day at a time].
2. Schedules. Having to be somewhere at specific times. When biking, you need a much larger time buffer, which is inefficient use of time. With car, I can leave for work with a ten minute time buffer. With a bike, I'd have to give myself at least another extra 30 minutes, just to be safe [and not late].
3. SWEAT!!! Biking to work is a great idea...but how do you stay FRESH once there [given, no showers]. Plus...the time constraint again if there are showers [have to give self more time allowances].
4. Shoes!!!! If you carry street shoes, they are quite volumous. Some bike shoes can double as street, but they are not comfortable, nor really appropriate for most business workplace situations.
Anyway, I'm sure there are more obstacles, but these were some that had crossed my mind when considering making my bike my primary mode of transportation.
07-25-11, 06:52 AM
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2. Schedules. Having to be somewhere at specific times. When biking, you need a much larger time buffer, which is inefficient use of time. With car, I can leave for work with a ten minute time buffer. With a bike, I'd have to give myself at least another extra 30 minutes, just to be safe [and not late].
If you are commuting to the same location, keep a pair of shoes at that location.
07-25-11, 07:18 AM
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I've thought about car only living...but there are 'practical' obstacles.
1. How do you afford groceries with all this cash sucked out of your wallet? Gas, basic insurance, and routine maintenance is several hundred dollars a month before figuring depreciation and other costs.
2. Schedules. Having to be somewhere at specific times. With a car you never know when you are going to run into traffic and be stuck on the highway and if the car breaks down I could be without it for weeks and have to totally rearrange my schedule. While it seems that it would save some time on average I also don't know when I will find time to exercise if I'm driving everywhere.
3. Parking!!! Going anywhere popular leads to much time wasted looking for a spot to park the car. I could pay for the garage, but that's just another expense.
4. Upfront cost. In order to have the best experience with a car ( fewer problems, warranty, ... ) you have to spent a fortune up front. I could pay off my mortgage with the cost of some of these vehicles are running.
Anyway, I'm sure there are more obstacles, but these were some that had crossed my mind when considering making my car my primary mode of transportation.
( Snark. Heck we are a 1 car household so I understand, but much of these arguments cut both ways ).
1. How do you afford groceries with all this cash sucked out of your wallet? Gas, basic insurance, and routine maintenance is several hundred dollars a month before figuring depreciation and other costs.
2. Schedules. Having to be somewhere at specific times. With a car you never know when you are going to run into traffic and be stuck on the highway and if the car breaks down I could be without it for weeks and have to totally rearrange my schedule. While it seems that it would save some time on average I also don't know when I will find time to exercise if I'm driving everywhere.
3. Parking!!! Going anywhere popular leads to much time wasted looking for a spot to park the car. I could pay for the garage, but that's just another expense.
4. Upfront cost. In order to have the best experience with a car ( fewer problems, warranty, ... ) you have to spent a fortune up front. I could pay off my mortgage with the cost of some of these vehicles are running.
Anyway, I'm sure there are more obstacles, but these were some that had crossed my mind when considering making my car my primary mode of transportation.
( Snark. Heck we are a 1 car household so I understand, but much of these arguments cut both ways ).
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07-25-11, 10:32 AM
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That is a fair amount of juice.. more than i'd like to drink.. but at 18 miles a day, at my age and weight wolfram alpha calculates that to be about 890 calories. So not sure its really that out of whack
06-25-12, 08:46 PM
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Yeah, all that and violation tickets too! 
06-26-12, 06:49 AM
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Hey folks! You want high end bicycles that are cheaper than cars? Vote me in as President. I will tax those evil, mean rich people and give everyone who voted for me a new $4000.00 bicycle. (Cheap Wal-Mart bikes for those who didn’t vote for me.)
“A Bicycle in every garage.” That will be my campaign slogan.
I can get that bill through congress. All I have to do is tell them they have to pass it so they can find out what’s in it.
“A Bicycle in every garage.” That will be my campaign slogan.
I can get that bill through congress. All I have to do is tell them they have to pass it so they can find out what’s in it.
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