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minus-squarechramies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoand yet people will be shocked that a decent everyday bike can cost as little as £500. For some reason they expect them to be practically free. For much less you can only buy a BSO (Bicycle-Shaped Object)
minus-squareEvkob (they/them)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoYou can definitely get a good daily-driver for less than that if you buy used and aren’t scared of learning a bit of bike maintenance. Alternatively, people should look into cycling co-ops. There’s one in my town that refurbishes old bikes and sells them for around $100 (Canadian)
and yet people will be shocked that a decent everyday bike can cost as little as £500. For some reason they expect them to be practically free. For much less you can only buy a BSO (Bicycle-Shaped Object)
You can definitely get a good daily-driver for less than that if you buy used and aren’t scared of learning a bit of bike maintenance.
Alternatively, people should look into cycling co-ops. There’s one in my town that refurbishes old bikes and sells them for around $100 (Canadian)