i think i want a bike in fact in want a bike right now
the clear thing to do is buy a servicable probably stolen bike from one of the many downtown bike stores for $150 but since this clarity is standing between me and a kickass shiney impulse purchase bike we are going to have to do a little streching.

it looks somthing like this

daily subway average $4
daily taxi average $8

daily transportation expenses: ($8+$4)=$12

hmm that is a lot especially when you logically next look at...

monthly transportation expenses: ($8+$4)*(30)=$360

WOW who knew i was spending so much money to avoid having a bike esp when i could get a decent one for the cost of one months transit! i wonder what i spend in a year?

yearly transportation expenses: [($8+$4)*(30)]*(12)=$4,320

HOLY CRAP! plus even factoring in that i am constantly getting drunk and losing stuff i can still expect my bike to last at least two years so lets say that i have $8,640 in transportation costs minus a couple thousand wich are unaviodable (winter, going to bars etc) then I am stil looking at a....

$6000 dollar budget for my new bike.

In fact if I choose to skimp and only pay $3000 for my new bike then it would be like someone giving me a check for $3000 also and the whole point after all is to save money.

tune in next post as I describe my kick ass $2500 bike (i am budgeting $500 for one of those big chain locks and also for some cool cycling gloves and also for insurance. Helmet Budget: $0)