I got myself a broken, 12 year old, 2nd hand e-bike for 100€. The battery still lasted a year, then I replaced it for 150€. It has since become my main mode of transport.
At this point it’s not even counterculture, but good economic thinking. I need to help repair broken bikes for my family to not feel like a dirty Capitalist for how much money this thing saves me nowadays.
So bikes may not be the cheapest hobby, but if you get so into it that you do your own repairs, its worth every hour in terms of money and fullfilment.
I got myself a broken, 12 year old, 2nd hand e-bike for 100€. The battery still lasted a year, then I replaced it for 150€. It has since become my main mode of transport.
At this point it’s not even counterculture, but good economic thinking. I need to help repair broken bikes for my family to not feel like a dirty Capitalist for how much money this thing saves me nowadays.
So bikes may not be the cheapest hobby, but if you get so into it that you do your own repairs, its worth every hour in terms of money and fullfilment.