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[โ€“] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do my own bicycle and auto repair, and the bicycle is way easier. Maintenance is:

  • clean chain every so often (500 miles or start of the season) - get a chain cleaner tool thing ($10-20) and 50/50 Simple Green ($10 will last many years) and water, and then rinse, dry, and lube ($10 lasts years) - total process, 10 min?
  • replace chain - $20 or so, plus a tool for $10 or so; do every 2k miles or so
  • replace brake pads - $10-20
  • tires ($50 for a fancy fire) and tubes ($10) - replace tires when bald, tubes when flat (or patch them), and get some tire levers ($5-10) to make it easier

For tools, you need a wrench set, and probably only like 2-3 sizes.

My yearly maintenance costs for all of our bikes (1 adult, two kids) combined is about $50. If that. You could also go to your local bike shop instead for about double that.

[โ€“] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Also this is a healthy maintence regime. In my experience most cyclists do nothing on that list except swapping flat tubes and their bikes still ride just fine, if not merely sub-optimally.