Breaking even

I have dusted down my pushbike I guess you use different muscles for cycling than for running - I'm reasonably fit but hell I struggle on the pushie.

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by Skip

Cycling is the way forward if you live <7-ish miles from work IMO...

You are of course forgetting the pre-requisit of working knees though


Cheers Mark.

[G]

Electric push bikes for the wonky knee club?

They have a range of 20miles most of them and a 3hr charge time. The cost of the charge/energy probably wouldnt ofset any saving.

I'd cycle to work if it was all downhill there and all downhill on the way back

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Electric push bikes for the wonky knee club?

They have a range of 20miles most of them and a 3hr charge time. The cost of the charge/energy probably wouldnt ofset any saving.

Good idea, in fact I already had it, although I'm using a 900cc engine instead

You need to factor in the cost of your time..
as long as it's quicker by bike .
Increase the hourly rate till it's cost effective!


RR

[Skip]

Originally Posted by rictus01

You are of course forgetting the pre-requisit of working knees though


Cheers Mark.

Yes that is kind of important

I lift share ; it makes a world of difference (especially when your daily commute is 70+ miles )

I commuted on a 125 for the first half of the year while I was deciding which next big bike to get, lost my Dad so everything was on hold for a while. It was a load of fun and saved lots of fuel money but when you factor in extra insurance, tyres, mot, tax and outlay for it etc, an extra 100mpg bike doesn't save over a single 50mpg bike yet.

The train costs only a little more than my 50mpg bike now but takes about 1hr 10 mins, the bike is about 35mins anytime. So the bike saves me an hour a day, can you put a price on that?? How much would you pay to have an extra hour a day with your kids and special one (or maybe away from them lol). The bike is mucho worth it to me anyway.

It would cost me £64 a week to commute to work on the train. Riding the Dullsville to work and back I can get 20 litres to last a week (about 200 miles). Petrol is going to have to rise a lot more before it's more financially beneficial to take the train. Even then the additional 45 minutes travel time would mean I'd still take the bike.