http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/doing-the-maths/ Happily cycling in London Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:35:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/doing-the-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Lolly R Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:59:52 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/doing-the-maths/#comment-540 Nah, it's all good, I've got the Ride to Work scheme, great bike for half price, cancelled gym membership (at £66)+ no need for a monthly Oyster (at £115) = getting fit and heathly for free and more money in the bank. Nah, it’s all good, I’ve got the Ride to Work scheme, great bike for half price, cancelled gym membership (at £66)+ no need for a monthly Oyster (at £115) = getting fit and heathly for free and more money in the bank.

]]> http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/doing-the-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-159 dalla Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:49:31 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/doing-the-maths/#comment-159 Unfortunately I don't save money at all. I cycle to work about twice a week for the exercise, so I still find it cheaper (and quicker) to buy a monthly season ticket on the train than to buy returns on the days I commute by train. If only you could buy discounted books of return train tickets (like they used to do in Paris on the metro), then you would get value every time you cycled. Likewise, people only cycling in the Summer often find they are still better off with an annual season ticket so also don't save money. Oh, add in having your bike nicked, say, once every two years and it's quite an expensive hobby. I love it though. Unfortunately I don’t save money at all. I cycle to work about twice a week for the exercise, so I still find it cheaper (and quicker) to buy a monthly season ticket on the train than to buy returns on the days I commute by train. If only you could buy discounted books of return train tickets (like they used to do in Paris on the metro), then you would get value every time you cycled. Likewise, people only cycling in the Summer often find they are still better off with an annual season ticket so also don’t save money. Oh, add in having your bike nicked, say, once every two years and it’s quite an expensive hobby. I love it though.

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