The biggest problem with this is raising the money to spend on the "risky" idea that it will be a suitable car replacement.
Heidi gave me some of her egg money to start my fund. By the time I get there, I'll have had plenty of time to weigh the risks.
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It just eats at you. :)
looking back, it took me about a year to work myself up to the point where I bit the bullet on my bike.
I'm still paying for it.
Another way to consider the cost of commuting is the money that you won't otherwise spend if you were driving. If that is $4500 or so per year (full car replacement) as some people suggest then the cost will come back in the form of money NOT spent on driving.
Personally, I haven't successfully removed the entire car, and I have noticed that the maintenance costs of riding a bike often aren't cheap. This first year probably costs more than you might think based on all of the accoutrements you find you need or configuration things you end up changing.
Oooooh I like that velo though. :)
Do you need a pilots license for that thing? The cost is significant that is for sure. Have you calculated what your commute time would be with the velo with and without the electric assist? I think that would be a huge thing to consider.
Tom.
Hey you bicycle entrepreneurs! My brother Jim and concocted a bike design that should be more efficient in the conversion of human leg power into rotational power. The missing link is a sprocket system for the RIGHT side of the drive wheel. The design requires TWO free-wheeling drive sprockets; one on each side of the drive wheel (or an intermediate "differential).
The other aspect to consider is the cost and environmental benefits provided for the commuter, versus the value of said commuter's safety.
Concerned,
Grandpa Z
The above comment should read, " ... my brother Jim and I concocted ... "
This is all a "yolk" right?
"Momsie": Great come back!! I love it!!
I want one too!
Your Mother will never approve, Bop-op!
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