I knew I'd be a summer casual rider so bought a 2nd hand road bike for €300 18yrs back.
Still have it, can't justify getting a new one as it just.. works
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I think a bike should cost $100
Mine cost like $200
Fixed speed, it's ok i guess
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You pay 1k euros for a 1k bike. I use my tax money to ride a 10k bike to work.
We're not the same
I ride a 300 € bike as a hobby in summer. It's from 2014. Given the highly advanced bike stealing culture present locally, any more expensive bike would need to be smeared with gull excretions for protection against theft. :P
I have a fixed gear from state that cost a bit over $500 3 years ago.
It's my beer and dinner fetching machine. I ride it everyday (the longway) to my local store for ingredients for dinner
3 years and 3000 miles later
I have had to replace 2 chains, 3 rear hubs (my own mistakes... check your lockring or blow up a hub), saddle, grips, cog, lockring, Pedals (went from flats to cages and am now on SPD), replaced original brakes with Shimano brakes and have gone through A LOT of tires.
I think I am in it at like $1500... Tools I don't want to calculate but building and truing wheels is a very relaxing thing to do
Here's a picture of it loaded up. I think that I was getting ready for a party
Its pretty anti-fixie
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either of those cost more than my motorcycle.
why the fuck are you guys paying so much for pedal bikes.
Because expensive bicycles are high performance sports gear. You should compare their prices to race ready MX and road motorbikes. $10k bicycle is cheap as fuck, especially when you consider that GP race day tyre set will cost you like $1k alone. For each fucking race day! And then petrol, oil, etc...
1k ?? In france i would pay about 300€, what is so expensive ?
My 350 euros bike is just normal stuff. Can ride it off road but it's not designed for it. It's a city bike. Just take the key out and it won't be stolen. If it's stolen then oh well.
But using a riese and müller Multicharger2 gt rohloff for commute, because I'm using funny Belgian social contribution and personal tax income to pay for it.
I get paid to have that bike. So, why not. They want me to not be unemployed and not use a car for commute. (Belgium)
My commute bike was around 5k about four years ago, hitting 20k km this year. Bike was payed for work, not sure if I would've gotten one for that price otherwise
Funny story, a few years ago, I did an 85-mile ride organized by a local club. I rode my commuter, a.k.a. my only bike. It was a city bike (IGH, dynamo hub, etc.) with a list price of about $1,200. To me, it was a pretty expensive ride, but wow, did I catch a lot of attention for doing a long ride on such an inexpensive bicycle. Maybe it was also the regular clothes? The other riders had $3-4,000 bikes, padded shorts, Lycra jerseys, the whole kit.
It wasn't even that taxing of a ride, on a rail-to-trail with basically no grade, done in about 7 hours!
I have an electric bike that costs 2,500$. An Elux. I've had it a couple of years and put over 3k on the odometer. It can cruise without peddling at 25mph. On economy mode and light peddling it's can get 40-50 miles on a single charge.
I also have a wide comfy seat with a back rest and a sound system. I have a small storage bag on the back and a small basket upfront. Tire repair and small pump. I love it :)
Used to purchase used old Schwinns for ~$60 but after having 3 stolen in my current city I’ve given up on cycling for now. I’ve learned to enjoy walking.
Do you listen to anything while you walk? Or do you just rawdog it
Usually don’t listen to anything. If I’m bored sometimes I play games like going increasing intervals of steps with my eyes closed. I also like to try pacing myself so I won’t break a sweat which requires adjusting for hills and weather.
My bike was like 50 bucks. It’s shitty but it gets me there. And no one tries to steal it.
It’s definitely not as fast as a fancy road bike though lol.
Mine was $20 from a thrift store, plus maybe $40 in parts. Also a pos, but it's a pos that will get me there
I somehow managed to end up buying two used bikes from 1988 and 1990, and after upgrading them with microshift components, I've spent only about $400 total.