• MisterFrog@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      How does this have so many upvotes? As long as it’s actually possible to ride your bike in your city, the cost of buying and then maintaining a bicycle is WAY, WAY, cheaper than a car

      • Nighed@feddit.uk
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        34 minutes ago

        It’s rare to replace a car with a bike though. You replace journeys instead, so end up with a lot of the fixed(ish) costs anyway.

        Saves me loads on my commute though.

    • meekah@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 day ago

      It’s definitely possible to spend a lot on your bicycle but it is almost certainly cheaper than using and maintaining a car

      • Tomassci@sh.itjust.works
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        Even the higher-price mid-range bikes are way cheaper than the cheapest cars, and there’s a lot on the bike that you can just do yourself instead of relying on a mechanic, most parts are cheaper as well, lots of bikes allow more personalization…

        Bikes are the paragon of freedom Anericans think cars are.