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[Closed] The cost of mountain biking

dunmail · 2014-10-03T10:16:12Z

The thread about buying "the wrong bike" got me thinking - just how expensive is mountain biking? Some rough figures: Let's say you've bought a bike for £2K and it's your only MTB. I've seen on here figures of 30% depreciation in the first year then 10%/yr after that. I don't know if that's right but let's use them as a starting point. This year I've done around 1500 miles mountain biking, or probably will have by the end of the year, I suspect that's higher than most but again let's use that. 2000 * 30% = 600 600/1500 = £0.40/mile So without taking in to account any upgrades or replacements for broken parts or fuel to get to wherever you want to ride, post ride beer, etc. it's costing 40 pence per mile. So will the cost drop in subsequent years? Yes, but not by much. It's more than likely that with the mileage you are going to have to replace much of the drivetrain, probably the brake pads and possibly the tyres, we'll assume you aren't replacing XTR. Year two costs: Depreciation: 2000 * 10% = £200 Drivetrain: £100 Tyres: 2 * £35 Brakepads: £20 That's £390 390/1500 = £0.26/mile So even in the second (and subsequent years) the mileage cost is in the same ballpark as running a car -Obviously adjust figures according to the cost of your bike and your annual mileage and how often you break things. There's a lot of variables as the wear will depend on where you ride and the conditions. The formula is: ((Bike cost * depreciation rate) + service costs + replacement/upgrade costs) / annual mileage

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