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Forum: Commuting

02-13-24, 02:59 PM

Replies: 215

5 Mile commute.

Views: 11,934

Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

True, if the alternative is an inexpensive day...

True, if the alternative is an inexpensive day trip on a bicycle or foot. Bicycle and walking trips that would turn a day trip into one requiring overnight lodging throws the economics into a...

Forum: Commuting

02-13-24, 01:39 PM

Replies: 215

5 Mile commute.

Views: 11,934

Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

I brought up the idea of buying a new car every...

I brought up the idea of buying a new car every five years Response to 67¢ per mile savings (https://www.bikeforums.net/23153745-post16.html) after you stated a 67¢/savings for every mile of bike...

Forum: Commuting

02-13-24, 12:28 PM

Replies: 215

5 Mile commute.

Views: 11,934

Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

You are correct. One look at the "commuter bikes"...

You are correct. One look at the "commuter bikes" posted on this list and comparison with a look at the bikes parked at work places, stores and public building and the people who ride them to those...

Forum: Commuting

02-13-24, 09:37 AM

Replies: 215

5 Mile commute.

Views: 11,934

Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

What I have been saying is that there is no...

What I have been saying is that there is no reason to incur the unnecessary financial burden from buying, owning and replacing a new car with another new car every five years in order to commute...

Forum: Commuting

02-12-24, 10:54 PM

Replies: 215

5 Mile commute.

Views: 11,934

Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

10 miles/day x 5 days a week x 52 weeks in a year...

10 miles/day x 5 days a week x 52 weeks in a year = 2,600 miles a year, assuming OP cycles every single weekday all year long regardless of weather or personal health issues with zero days off for...

Forum: Commuting

02-11-24, 04:18 PM

Replies: 215

5 Mile commute.

Views: 11,934

Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

If the OP commutes on his bike 5 days/week for 52...

If the OP commutes on his bike 5 days/week for 52 weeks instead of driving the car he already owns, he will "save" the car expenses of driving 2600 miles. His savings will only be linear for fuel,...

Forum: Commuting

02-11-24, 09:44 AM

Replies: 215

5 Mile commute.

Views: 11,934

Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Don't fool yourself, most of these fixed cost...

Don't fool yourself, most of these fixed cost expenses are "saved" only if a bicycle replaces the ownership, use and frequent replacement of a new car used only for commuting purposes.

The IRS...

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