[Fricken]

My commuter bikes usually cost in the neighbourhood of $1k. I've had 7 bikes stolen in 30 years of commuting, going back to when I was a kid, across 3 cities and numerable living situations.

A year's worth of monthly transit passes (currently, where I am) costs $1200. 30 years of transit would cost $36k.

Compare that to the $7k I've spent on bikes to do the same job. I could have bikes stolen at 5 times the rate, and I would still be getting the best transportation deal around.

Sometimes I leave my bike alone for hours in kind of a sketchy place, and when I do it's in the hands of the fates. I don't let it ruin my fun. I'm way to cheap to be getting uptight about stolen bicycles.

[sdoering]

I am too far out of the city for biking to work practically. But my current bike costs less than a yearly commuter pass. So I really appreciated your perspective shift.

Because if I were to use the bike to go into the office I wouldn't worry too much and only look at the numbers. Thanks for that.