Calculating Money Saved via Cycling

Roger Merriman

Adam Lea <asrl07@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> "naked_draughtsman" <usenet3@petereverett.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:wPSdnUaMZLEjq_zVnZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@pipex.net...
> >
> > It's a nice way to think about such things and one to remember when
> > someone is moaning about how much it cost to have their car/bike
> > serviced/repaired!
> >
>
> In my case it is not the cost but the time taken to get it serviced. Why is
> it that I can book my car into a garage and I can get a service and MOT done
> in one day, but there is a week long waiting list to service my bike, which
> is a far simpler machine?

i of the bike shop and garage near by as in under 5 mins walk, both are
familly shops, but the bike is far easyer to get something done, sooner
than later. while the garage while good does have good week if not two
week waiting list but then i can just walk to pick it up so...

roger
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Ben C

On 2008-06-25, Mark <i@getlotsofspamthankstoplus.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:36:28 +0100, "Adam Lea" <asrl07@yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"naked_draughtsman" <usenet3@petereverett.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:wPSdnUaMZLEjq_zVnZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>>
>>> It's a nice way to think about such things and one to remember when
>>> someone is moaning about how much it cost to have their car/bike
>>> serviced/repaired!
>>>
>>
>>In my case it is not the cost but the time taken to get it serviced. Why is
>>it that I can book my car into a garage and I can get a service and MOT done
>>in one day, but there is a week long waiting list to service my bike, which
>>is a far simpler machine?
>
> And can you find anyone that does a decent job of servicing a bike? I
> can't.

What do they actually do if you get them to service a bike?

Bikes don't need oil changes, filters, spark plugs and things like that
that you replace periodically-- don't you just replace things when they
wear out or break and clean them when they get dirty?

I know some people prophylactically repack hubs although I'm not
convinced. Better just to keep an eye on them and check them after it
rains etc. (or just run them into the ground).

Adam Lea

"Ben C" <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote in message
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> On 2008-06-25, Mark <i@getlotsofspamthankstoplus.net> wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:36:28 +0100, "Adam Lea" <asrl07@yahoo.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"naked_draughtsman" <usenet3@petereverett.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>news:wPSdnUaMZLEjq_zVnZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>>>
>>>> It's a nice way to think about such things and one to remember when
>>>> someone is moaning about how much it cost to have their car/bike
>>>> serviced/repaired!
>>>>
>>>
>>>In my case it is not the cost but the time taken to get it serviced. Why
>>>is
>>>it that I can book my car into a garage and I can get a service and MOT
>>>done
>>>in one day, but there is a week long waiting list to service my bike,
>>>which
>>>is a far simpler machine?
>>
>> And can you find anyone that does a decent job of servicing a bike? I
>> can't.
>
> What do they actually do if you get them to service a bike?
>
> Bikes don't need oil changes, filters, spark plugs and things like that
> that you replace periodically-- don't you just replace things when they
> wear out or break and clean them when they get dirty?
>

They check things like the hubs, gear cables (adjustment/replace if
necessary) drivetrain (replace chain/cassette/chainrings if required), check
wear on brake pads/cables, check bottom bracket, headset, tyres. I'm sure
I've missed some.

Admittedly these things could be done by the cyclist themself, but not
everyone is mechanically minded, and the consequences of making a mistake
could be tragic.

Mark

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:37:20 +0100,
notmyaddress.1.ekulnamsob@wronghead.com (Ekul Namsob) wrote:

>Mark <i@getlotsofspamthankstoplus.net> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:56:53 +0100,
>> notmyaddress.1.ekulnamsob@wronghead.com (Ekul Namsob) wrote:
>
>> >My regrettable conclusion is that, with rail travel coming in at around
>> >5.50 GBP / day, I save money by driving. I probably don't need fuel to
>> >become much more expensive for the alternative to start saving me money
>> >but that relies on train tickets not rising in price.
>>
>> But train tickets will rise in price. Partly because of the increased
>> costs and partly because they can get away with it.
>
>And, sadly, that's one reason why for many of us public transport is not
>the best option. Perhaps if the government pumped similar cash subsidies
>into rail as into the roads things would be different.

I agree that the railways are starved of investment. I'm not sure the
roads are a lot better. Our county council keeps saying it hasn't got
enough money to repair the roads.

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