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On 05/08/2011 14:15, Scion wrote: > Simon Mason wrote: > >> QUOTE: >> We tested out the calculator with the following set of figures, >> randomly selecting a member of British Cycling staff who has recently >> converted to commuting by bike. >> >> New Bike Commute >> Cost of bike and gear: £500 >> Time Owned: 6 months >> Average Journey Time: 25 mins each way >> >> >> 'Old Life' Car Commute >> Daily Cost: 10 miles per day at 37 pence per mile (small car based on >> AA running cost figures) = £3.70 >> Daily Mileage: 5 miles each way >> Time: 35 minutes. > > Does that include depreciation and servicing? And where's the bike running > costs?

Sssh! Don't complicate things!

>> "Based on these figures, British Cycling's 'Commuter X' would save >> £2.17 per day (or £565 per year). Their bike would pay for itself in >> less than four months, they would rack up 2607 miles in a year, >> burning an average of 500 calories a day. Most impressive of all, they >> would save a full two days of their precious life every year! What >> would you do with an extra two free days?" > > > Personally, having endured wind, rain and turning up to work a sweaty, red- > faced mass, I'd use the two days to hunt for a decent 2nd hand car.

In other words you're normal.