1 Year on a Department Store Bike

[BT Humble]

Here you go:

http://www.humbletown.org/budgetbike/1year.htm

The executive summary:

# 5,938km
# 136 round-trip commutes
# 3 one-way commutes
# 15 broken spokes (all in the rear wheel)
# 13 punctures (all in the rear tyre)
# 4 worn-out tyres
# 2 worn-out chains
# 2 sets worn-out brake pads
# 1 worn-out freewheel
# $497.00 saved Vs riding the bus (depending on how you measure it.)


BTH

 

[Rob.]

BT Humble wrote:
> Here you go:
>
> http://www.humbletown.org/budgetbike/1year.htm
>
> The executive summary:
>
> # 5,938km
> # 136 round-trip commutes
> # 3 one-way commutes
> # 15 broken spokes (all in the rear wheel)
> # 13 punctures (all in the rear tyre)
> # 4 worn-out tyres
> # 2 worn-out chains
> # 2 sets worn-out brake pads
> # 1 worn-out freewheel
> # $497.00 saved Vs riding the bus (depending on how you measure it.)
>
>
> BTH

And the last time you put petrol in the Van Was????? (at 0.65c/ltr =
Ill have some of that)

r

 

[BT Humble]

Rob wrote:
> And the last time you put petrol in the Van Was????? (at 0.65c/ltr =
> Ill have some of that)

2004, when I had it converted to LPG.


BTH