[fractalwrench]

$1 per 250 calories seems fairly expensive, I'm sure it's possible to reduce that costs by choosing cheaper meals, or even eating less for those of us who have fuel reserves.

Maintenance and replacing worn-out parts have been the biggest expense for my bike. If you count time spent on repairs/general care, then things can get pricey very quickly.

[tobltobs]

If you use your bike everyday the biggest cost factor will be chains, cockset and sprocket. Those modern 10 or 11 sprocket cocksets require smaller chains which wear of faster then snow smelts in the sun. You are lucky if you can use them for longer than 3000km. If you can downgrade to an old XT with an Uniglide (UG) chains you can save money as those will be ok for up to 25000km.