Achtung:
You should make a garage entry for your bicycle and keep track of how much mileage you put on it. It can be surprising just how little money goes into this mode of transportation.
Maybe I'm just a huge analyzation and calculation of costs nerd.
I just bought another $40 bike today (my previous white one was stolen
). It's not nearly as comfortable as my first one as the frame is smaller and is a cheap Costco brand, but the gears and chain are
much more solid.
I think I'm eventually going to spring for a road bike as well. However I still have this phobia of spending a lot of money on a human powered frame and wheels.