Riche Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 No flash car, no shoppin at M&S, no hols, I'm still over weight so not a rock bottom yet. At least I'm fit and well as are my family. Its all relative, even before the resession we still found reasons to be glum. I look at what realy makes me happy now and it ain't material tings. Then again my mortgage is paid in 2 years so I can down size and build me son his first house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargepole23 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 What about gears, what about the fact that people are using them to get to work. Next you will be saying they don’t need mudguards ….. is a line of mud straight down you back fashionable for people that use racers in the rain. I commute every day on a road bike, with mudguards. It even has gears.... Far more suitable for commuting than a mountain bike, because its designed for riding on the road, hence the name. I have used it to commute in the rain, in the early hours, whenever. Its called willpower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me Al Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 £1680 a year, she should either shop around for a cheaper car insurance company, drive the smallest car for tax purposes, and as far as petrol is concearned, get out of the car now and again and walk. The loopy smiley is a bit unnecassary; the £140 a month figure that the OP stated is about right, fuel costs are shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epiphany Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Do you live alone? Sharing a place with someone is an option. Granted, not a very pleasant one if you value your own space, but it cuts your rent and bills in half. Bam, instant saving. You know it won't be for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I commute every day on a road bike, with mudguards. It even has gears.... Far more suitable for commuting than a mountain bike, because its designed for riding on the road, hence the name. I have used it to commute in the rain, in the early hours, whenever. Its called willpower. I was responding to a post where someone suggested using a racer ………… its called reading the posts. PS I used a touring bike in all weathers at 5am to get to for the start of a 12hr day and at 6am after a 12 hr night shift ,,,, that’s called willpower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regatta Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The loopy smiley is a bit unnecassary; the £140 a month figure that the OP stated is about right, fuel costs are shocking. well she should get rid of the car if she afford to run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I commute every day on a road bike, with mudguards. It even has gears.... Far more suitable for commuting than a mountain bike, because its designed for riding on the road, hence the name. I have used it to commute in the rain, in the early hours, whenever. Its called willpower. It's strange how mountain bikes suddenly took off. Their popularity may have been as a result of: a. more gears b. the bad state and condition of our roads these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 It's strange how mountain bikes suddenly took off. Their popularity may have been as a result of: a. more gears b. the bad state and condition of our roads these days. c. people wanting to get off the roads on their bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 c. people wanting to get off the roads on their bike. Yes, but that is just my point. They could have chosen to do that with any bicycle, it's just odd how most people chose a mountain bike rather than racer. Because of the thick tyres you probably get less punctures riding a mountain bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scare Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 You still haven’t grasped the idea that people would be going to work and not just going out for a ride ………….. I used to have a touring bike, you need mudguards and somewhere to put your bag …….. you don’t get that with a racer. You can have mudguards and everything on a racer, mine has mudguards...i know what you mean now by mentioning gears, of course racers have gears, just the same as a mountain bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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