I think you're both idiots wasting money when you can get a perfectly good bike for like $200?
this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2025
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If you are doing any serious distance and/or are older there is a noticeable difference in comfort and efficiency over $1k. I rode shitty bikes my entire life. When I hopped on a $1500 bike I couldn't believe how much faster I could go and how comfortable it was. The transfer of energy into forward motion was wild. That being said I bought my bike for $100 off of Craigslist 10 years ago.
Both camps are right!
Cheap bikes just don't ride nowhere as nicely nor do they last as expensive bikes do.
BUT! The worst thing about owning an expensive bike is owning an expensive bike.
It's a thief magnet and source of envy of other riders.
You really need to find a sweet spot between a quality bike and being able to leave it locked in the city without having pangs of anxiety of it being stolen.
Bike recycling is probably the answer. Cheaper, worse looking, but you can often find high quality parts and frames and repair it yourself
I think a bike should cost $100
Mine cost like $200
Fixed speed, it's ok i guess
What is the advantage of fixed speed over variable?
Not much at all, in general they are harder to ride. Especially in hilly places.
There are less gears so that aspect is maybe easier to fix. Slightly lighter due to less gears, but it is only slightly. Maybe other things?
It's a bit like iPhones of old, crossfit, and veganism. You won't ask about them but the people who use them will tell you about it anyways.
Theyre a lot of fun to ride if you're not going ip and down alot. The pedals are fixed to the gear so it keeps 'pushing' your feet around if you try to stop pedaling without enough resistance, which takes some getting used to, but in general it feels like you have alot more control of the movement of the bike, especially at lower speeds, and since each pedal is always a constant amount of movement forward, it can lead to a very fine feeling of movement and control. Any of those bike dancing videos are done with fixies, as are bike polo games usually. And yeah, theyre significantly easier to maintain and fix.
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How do you know someone isn’t vegan?
Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.
It's perfect if you hate yourself.
I think of it more like vinyl. It doesn’t actually sound better, but it’s fun.
Bike moves in concert with you— legs go forward, bike goes forward. Legs go back, bike goes back. Simplifies everything, it feels more like an extension of yourself.
Yo! Fellow $200 fixie enjoyer?! Where’s the fixed gear lemmy community?
10k? 1k? What??? 😂
When I arrived in that country, I bought a 2nd hand bike, for daily commute. I overpaid. A lot.
That bike cost me 300 😅
I knew I'd be a summer casual rider so bought a 2nd hand road bike for €300 18yrs back.
Still have it, can't justify getting a new one as it just.. works
I actually think throwing a lot of money into a bike isn’t a bad idea. They easily last a life time; and if having a really nice bike incentives one to use it more; it’s totally worth it. Whatever it takes to keep you out of a car is good in my eyes
The only problem preventing it lasting a life time is that they easily get stolen.
This is more a problem of where you live.
Damn. I have been spending so much effort trying to convince myself NOT to buy a new bike. Then this guy comes along.
Kinda sad that e-scooters (as of like 1-3 years ago), are now cheaper than a decent bike for the same price.
Are more portable tbh. (Especially on the train)
I bought my bike for $800 in 2008 and it has followed me around the country. I'm hoping to add some power to it this summer, lots of life left in her!
My gravel bike and all the safety gear totaled $600, it is my primary transport across my mountain town. We are not the same.
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