Bicycle-related expenditures for the year

[Tater]

Let's see...since Jan. 1st...

Blackburn fluid trainer - $250
Canari windbreaker, yellow - $35
Pearl Izumi shorts X 2 - $80
Armadillo tire X 2 - $30 (I think)
Egg Beater pedals - $85
Specialized mtn bike shoes - $90
Under Armor shirt X 2 - $50
Cannondale gloves - $20
Headsweats - $20
Jansport backpack - $65
Medical bills after unclip failure - $200
Total = $925
I figure it money well spent.

What I like more: miles on truck this year = 275, miles on bikes = 1600+!!

[MomOnBike]

I thought I was getting off cheap, 'cause all I bought were some non-cycle specific clothes. (The 'bent doesn't insist on padded shorts, so cheap runners shorts work just fine.)

Then I started remembering other things, and adding those up. (NB the prices below are estimates. I really don't want to know!)

Clothes: $250.

Various shiny bits: $50

New granny ring: $50

New panniers & used trunk (Aerotech): $400

New sandles (soon): $85(?)

Tires, tubes, etc.: $50

Thats about it for me, but we, as a couple, also bought:

New bike for DH (plus shiny bits): $2000

Arkle panniers for DH: $260

Tires and tubes for DH's upright: $50

And now for the kicker, we recently had to buy a new (for us) car that is too small to carry two 'bents. We'll have to get a small trailer, and have a hitch installed (on a sporty red Neon. We just might be off our little rockers)

So:

Trailer & hitch: ~$2000 (WAG method of estimation)

Plus:

Katy Trail tour in October: ~$1000 (WAG method again)

Um, yeah, the bikes are a significant expense, maybe more than DH is saving by bike commuting. But they are still cheaper than a heart attack.

(I just added all the figures up. I was right. I didn't want to know.)

[stella]

wow, I had a cheap year:

1. new chain for beater bike: $10.00
2. used brooks saddle for beater bike: $20.00
3. team pro s for road bike (new) : $125.00
4. tune-up, including new cables for road bike: $50.00
5. baileyworks messenger bag, new: swapped for vintage jerseys: $0.00!!
6. wool jersey: e-bay: $25.00
7. shifters for beater bike: $10.00

no major purchases this year--years past, a different story!

[esther231]

I just started so I had the set up costs.

Here's what I've spent.

Pilot 1.2 - 1000
Helmet - 120 - light weight - I get hot easily.
Shorts - 102 - They are really really comfortable.
Seat bag - 13
CO2 cannister and refills -25
House pump - 34
Lock - 13
Heavier lock - 17
Tube - 5
Levers for changing tire - 4

$1333.

I haven't gotten a bike computer but would like one.

The last bike I bought was 25 years ago. I rode that thing to death for about 5 years. It didn't owe me a nickel or a dime when I stopped riding. It brought me so many happy days that it was worth every cent I spent on it and more. Lots more.