Economically, since 1986, in the sense that losing the car allowed me to work a 4- and sometimes 3-day work week and have all that extra time to do stuff like cycle touring, kayaking, backpacking, etc.
zeyore on
but we could be!
lets start a bike gang together and ride our bikes to the parks and tell the kids they suck
backlikeclap on
That was me as a teen and 20-something! Now I can afford a car but I don’t see the point of one.
abarzuajavier on
Hell yeah, but also because I enjoy it
gregn8r1 on
My “winter car” broke down like a month ago, and then my summer car broke down last night. So
… kinda?
REDDITSHITLORD on
Commuted for a year on a $79 Huffy Granite from Walmart. The frame was tiny and cramped. The derailleur needed daily adjustment as well as the brakes. IT was the worst bike I’ve ever ridden. Seriously, buy an old Chicago Schwinn before a Walmart mountain bike. BUT. That little Huffy got me through a tough spot. And nobody stole it.
s0rce on
No. It would be dramatically cheaper to live further from the office and commute by car but I prefer to cycle
PrintError on
Biking to work all this time and never spending money on a new car has definitely been a huge, huge financial win.
Remarkable_Spirit_68 on
Cycling to work just for health. I’m still buying the 41$ per month unlimited public transport ticket, and choosing between a bike, a car, and a subway, cycling is the longest way to work.
texas-playdohs on
BCJ bait. I’m not falling for it this time.
nel-E-nel on
Option 3: I bought a bike to commute because I live in a walkable city and have moderate income.
oOo-Yannick-oOo on
Bit of both but I did go carless last year. I don’t want to pay the asking price for a car these days, I am 45 so commuting to work keeps me in shape and it turns out I can grocery shop a ton of stuff with panniers and a backpack. Overall a 450€ Elops Speed 900 was a great choice, I was stressing a bit about winter but at least this year I am in the clear (cold and snow were fine but rain and wind are depressing).
MrMojoX on
I hope your area is heading towards the needed infrastructure. If not, you deserve advocacy in your city/jurisdiction!
TiFooN on
I’m the rich one.
I have a company car, but take my bicycle to work.
surewriting_ on
I wish. It’s just too far (37 miles) with no viable cycling route.
I’ve done it before when I worked a lot closer.
Current career is working out really well, but can be volatile with contract non-renewal. I’d still have a job, but I’d be going to another facility 25 miles away.
So I’m unable to ride to work.
angusshangus on
We share the same roads
Serial_Psychosis on
All of r/bikecommuting
BlownOutBlueJeans on
I bike, bus, and walk. Am rich.
My favorite cyclists are the DUI cyclists. They’ll give up driving so they can keep partying.
MariachiArchery on
I don’t have a car, and I rode to work today on a Time ADHX 45 with Enve 4.5’s and GRX/XTR Di2.
It can be both!
The-Hand-of-Midas on
For many years I had no car, 10 miles to work each way year round. Now, my wife and I share one car we barely use, still commuting by bike.
Through it all, it was because I absolutely love bicycles, and work in the cycling industry, and train for ultra-distance racing.
watnouwatnou on
I am from the Netherlands: go to work, do sports and to cafe by bike. We are not the same.
Sorry for the other countries, get the infrastructure!
toaster404 on
I lived without cars until I was in my mid 20s. Cost/benefit didn’t work. Still used a bike lots for commuting through my late 30s, but because it overall made more sense. Still commute to my volunteer work by bike. Saves on parking tickets!
Yiplzuse on
I am a 50 something and own 5 bicycles and no car.
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Economically, since 1986, in the sense that losing the car allowed me to work a 4- and sometimes 3-day work week and have all that extra time to do stuff like cycle touring, kayaking, backpacking, etc.
but we could be!
lets start a bike gang together and ride our bikes to the parks and tell the kids they suck
That was me as a teen and 20-something! Now I can afford a car but I don’t see the point of one.
Hell yeah, but also because I enjoy it
My “winter car” broke down like a month ago, and then my summer car broke down last night. So
… kinda?
Commuted for a year on a $79 Huffy Granite from Walmart. The frame was tiny and cramped. The derailleur needed daily adjustment as well as the brakes. IT was the worst bike I’ve ever ridden. Seriously, buy an old Chicago Schwinn before a Walmart mountain bike. BUT. That little Huffy got me through a tough spot. And nobody stole it.
No. It would be dramatically cheaper to live further from the office and commute by car but I prefer to cycle
Biking to work all this time and never spending money on a new car has definitely been a huge, huge financial win.
Cycling to work just for health. I’m still buying the 41$ per month unlimited public transport ticket, and choosing between a bike, a car, and a subway, cycling is the longest way to work.
BCJ bait. I’m not falling for it this time.
Option 3: I bought a bike to commute because I live in a walkable city and have moderate income.
Bit of both but I did go carless last year. I don’t want to pay the asking price for a car these days, I am 45 so commuting to work keeps me in shape and it turns out I can grocery shop a ton of stuff with panniers and a backpack. Overall a 450€ Elops Speed 900 was a great choice, I was stressing a bit about winter but at least this year I am in the clear (cold and snow were fine but rain and wind are depressing).
I hope your area is heading towards the needed infrastructure. If not, you deserve advocacy in your city/jurisdiction!
I’m the rich one.
I have a company car, but take my bicycle to work.
I wish. It’s just too far (37 miles) with no viable cycling route.
I’ve done it before when I worked a lot closer.
Current career is working out really well, but can be volatile with contract non-renewal. I’d still have a job, but I’d be going to another facility 25 miles away.
So I’m unable to ride to work.
We share the same roads
All of r/bikecommuting
I bike, bus, and walk. Am rich.
My favorite cyclists are the DUI cyclists. They’ll give up driving so they can keep partying.
I don’t have a car, and I rode to work today on a Time ADHX 45 with Enve 4.5’s and GRX/XTR Di2.
It can be both!
For many years I had no car, 10 miles to work each way year round. Now, my wife and I share one car we barely use, still commuting by bike.
Through it all, it was because I absolutely love bicycles, and work in the cycling industry, and train for ultra-distance racing.
I am from the Netherlands: go to work, do sports and to cafe by bike. We are not the same.
Sorry for the other countries, get the infrastructure!
I lived without cars until I was in my mid 20s. Cost/benefit didn’t work. Still used a bike lots for commuting through my late 30s, but because it overall made more sense. Still commute to my volunteer work by bike. Saves on parking tickets!
I am a 50 something and own 5 bicycles and no car.