So what does it cost to ride a 29er

[sias]

Shouldn't you be adding the fuel cost per km for the vehicles too?

 

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Snap!

[sias]

Agreed.  This only compares the service costs, not the actual running costs...

 

For ultimate accuracy, you then also need to add the cost of the food to fuel your rides to the bicycle calculations...

That should be around 4 tanks of diesel...

[fanievb]

so you don't pay insurance and license fees on your vehicles?

nor do you renew rivers license?

or pay any form of toll fees 

i think your vehicle running costs are a bit under-estimated

[Jewbacca]

That should be around 4 tanks of diesel...

What do you eat and where can I buy some?

 

In training for world champs AR in November and I spend thousands of rand a month shoveling food into my belly.

 

I actually spend WAY more on food than I do on Diesel a month for my Land Rover....

[sias]

Just checked - over 88975km my caddy works out at R1.25/km for everything: fuel, licensing, services, tires etc. Those figures for you cars are too low.

[s14phoenix]

What do you eat and where can I buy some?

 

In training for world champs AR in November and I spend thousands of rand a month shoveling food into my belly.

 

I actually spend WAY more on food than I do on Diesel a month for my Land Rover....

 

Is that because it is broken or stuck?  

 

Sorry just kidding - couldn't resist.

[RocknRolla]

 

I actually spend WAY more on food than I do on Diesel a month for my Land Rover....

 

.... but what about your oil costs.....

[s14phoenix]

.... but what about your oil costs.....

 

ooops I opened that door...

[sias]

What do you eat and where can I buy some?

Not that much really! I'm talking more of race fuel on the bike and I only take two bottles on anything longer than a 100km ride with a 3rd bottle full of water, and a bar and a gel.

[RocknRolla]

ooops I opened that door...

 

Nope, Jewbacca did...

[Jewbacca]

Is that because it is broken or stuck?  

 

Sorry just kidding - couldn't resist.

 

.... but what about your oil costs.....

I threw that in on purpose just to illustrate how much food is actually required to stay fit and healthy and train on your bike...... More than LR diesel and oil costs!

 

 

Not that much really! I'm talking more of race fuel on the bike and I only take two bottles on anything longer than a 100km ride with a 3rd bottle full of water, and a bar and a gel.

So are you suggesting one only takes into account some of the fuel we use to keep our cars going? 

 

What you eat while out on the bike isn't what fuels your ride

[callieskibbe]

To make this a true apples-with-apples cost comparison we need to consider all the variables i.e.:

• Fuel, Food,  Maintenance, Licensing, Toll, Fines costs need to be considered.
• When considering maintenance it should be calculated to a cost per km maintenance cause the cars will do more km than the bikes
• Maintenance should also consider the type of terrain traversed, trail riding will be harder on bike equaling more maintenance versus XC. Ideally trail riding should then be compared with 4x4 track riding
• Food costs should either be limited to only calories required to complete cycling or if daily food cost is considered then there should also food cost in driving the car.
• Clothing cost may also come into the equation as well as cleaning/washing costs (water, car wash fees, etc)

Needless to say it is quite hard to do a proper comparison.

In other unrelated news does any one need a subject for a Doctoral Thesis?

[V18]

Flip. If I killed a drive train every year (with propper maintenance schedule) I'd be so happy with my fitness. I wouldn't even bother with cost because "bike is life".

[TheEd]

To make this a true apples-with-apples cost comparison we need to consider all the variables i.e.:

• Fuel, Food,  Maintenance, Licensing, Toll, Fines costs need to be considered.
• When considering maintenance it should be calculated to a cost per km maintenance cause the cars will do more km than the bikes
• Maintenance should also consider the type of terrain traversed, trail riding will be harder on bike equaling more maintenance versus XC. Ideally trail riding should then be compared with 4x4 track riding
• Food costs should either be limited to only calories required to complete cycling or if daily food cost is considered then there should also food cost in driving the car.
• Clothing cost may also come into the equation as well as cleaning/washing costs (water, car wash fees, etc)

Needless to say it is quite hard to do a proper comparison.

In other unrelated news does any one need a subject for a Doctoral Thesis?

 

 

You must be an engineer?

[Vetplant]

If you actually get to do 4000km's per year on your dual suspension you are very lucky. It averages out to 77kms per week. I feel lucky if I can get a 50km ride in once a month on my DS. Work+Life+Sleep+Roadbike means Dual Susser only gets out once in a while, but totally worth it!

 

If your actual spend and odometer figures are true:

 

1) Wash, lube and service it yourself, which should bring the costs down significantly because the little bit of equipment you need to buy/build will be offset over many services. Lots of resources online to show you how to do it.

 

2) Stalk the specials online and instore. You know you are going to replace tyres within a given time period, so buy them at 50% discount when the various specials come around.

 

3)Wash and lube after every ride yourself and monitor chain wear and you should not eat up a whole drivetrain once a year, but only a chain or two.

 

 

Either way, we don't do it because it is cheap, we do it for the escape.

 

(Pretty sure hitting the club every weekend would turn out way more expensive)

[Vetplant]

 

You must be an engineer?

 First time in a while that I caught myself laughing out loud at my workdesk!