Buying a bicycle through DA glasses

Biking is healthy.

The bicycle/motorbike dynamics are pretty impressive.

Do they also make sense on a cost per km analysis?

Bike Costs Analytics

I did something similar for cars.

Second Hand MTB

1. DiamonDBack Sync 2.0 - 27.5" and 3x8 Speeds

Diamond Bike

Stories with this MTB

pie title DB MTB Expenses
         "Addons" : 500
         "Maintenance" : 1080
         "Insurance" : 865
         "Price" : 1100

With this one I made ~7300km in 3 years (3000, 3300, 1000).

That makes ~0.08$ per km, from which 0,06$ per km where operating costs

Discounting the sale price (1000 PLN), drops to 0,05$ per km.

The kind of adventures I like:

See how these looks in video:

Almost new MTB

2. BH SPIKE 29" DEORE 10V XCM REMOTE

Diamond Bike

Stories with this MTB

Vintage City Bike

3. KTM Libero 28" 5V

KTM Libero

A cool bicycle from the 80s

pie title DB MTB Expenses
         "Addons" : 500
         "Maintenance" : 1080
         "Insurance" : 865
         "Price" : 200

Value for Money City Bike

4. A second hand bike that came from germany:

pie title City Bike Expenses
         "Addons" : 1
         "Maintenance" : 1
         "Price" : 300

Outro

With add-ons:

• Shimano SH-M089L ~75$
• SHIMANO SPD PD-EH500 (Hibryd pedals) ~60$
  • I also tried some mixed Van Rysel Pedals (Cost about the same)