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06-17-2004, 05:28 PM

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:56:04 -0400, David Kerber wrote:
> In article <2je6l0F10ju53U1@uni-berlin.de>, els1400@yahoo.comSOCKS
> says...
>
> ...
>
>> You cant spoil my fun!
>>
>> Additional food cost = $0.00 because I will take my breakfast to work
>> with me in my back pocket
>
> You probably eat a bit more, though, because of burning off more
> calories. Minimal cost, though.

>> Additional Bike maintenance cost = Dont know yet. It will need more
>> maint. but my car will need less. So it should at least even out.
>
> It will a lot more than even out. I could buy a pretty nice new bike
> every year for what I spend on car maintenance in the same time period.
> Hell, oil changes alone would easily cover replacing the chain, cassette
> and tires twice a year.

Other things to take into consideration are that you are now spending
more time on the bike. So you can lower your health club membership
and your medical needs. I find cycling usefull in reducing my stress
and lessing my asthma. I tend to ride all year long except for during
snow and ozone alerts. Lastly instead of watching my weight too much I
can moderately enjoy more foods.

Everything in moderation, including moderation. ;-)

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06-17-2004, 05:28 PM	#30 (permalink)
Neil Cherry Posts: n/a	Re: I Started a new "Ride to Work" Schedule On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:56:04 -0400, David Kerber wrote: > In article <2je6l0F10ju53U1@uni-berlin.de>, els1400@yahoo.comSOCKS > says... > > ... > >> You cant spoil my fun! >> >> Additional food cost = $0.00 because I will take my breakfast to work >> with me in my back pocket > > You probably eat a bit more, though, because of burning off more > calories. Minimal cost, though. >> Additional Bike maintenance cost = Dont know yet. It will need more >> maint. but my car will need less. So it should at least even out. > > It will a lot more than even out. I could buy a pretty nice new bike > every year for what I spend on car maintenance in the same time period. > Hell, oil changes alone would easily cover replacing the chain, cassette > and tires twice a year. Other things to take into consideration are that you are now spending more time on the bike. So you can lower your health club membership and your medical needs. I find cycling usefull in reducing my stress and lessing my asthma. I tend to ride all year long except for during snow and ozone alerts. Lastly instead of watching my weight too much I can moderately enjoy more foods. Everything in moderation, including moderation. ;-) -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@comcast.net http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)