So, I’m wondering how much y’all spend per year on bike maintenance? My “new” bike (purchased last july, I think) just went into the shop for it’s 3000 mile checkup (really only has 2700 miles on it). The estimate for the recommended replacement of chain, cassette, front rings and brake pads is over $300 (almost a quarter of the original cost of the bike). This will also be the 3rd chain I’ve replaced (at $27 a pop) and the 2nd new set of brake pads (at $16 a pop). The P.O.S. tires that came with the bike had to be replaced almost immediately with Armadillo tires (due to an excess of flats, say 8-10 at $5 a pop) , and then again when they were trashed as some a$$ hat just had to sprinkle wood screws in the bike lane for me to run over. Adding in the cost of a full tune up ($65) and lube and wash and such, this all adds up to nearly $600 for the year so far. That’s half the cost of the bike! Am I doing something wrong? What kinds of costs do you ladies incur? I guess it’s still cheaper than maintaining a car…