• No_Maines_Land@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    Fair! Definitely makes your calculus different than most.

    Though insurance and maintenance/repairs are other per-mile costs you are forgetting.

    Depreciation is another consideration, but that depends on uf you you plan to sell or drive until failure, and if you want to wrap electric batteries and motors under depreciation or maintenance.

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      5 days ago

      Though insurance and maintenance/repairs are other per-mile costs you are forgetting.

      I’m not forgetting them. Insurance is not a per-mile cost. And as I explained in the comment you just replied to, I have no maintenance or repairs, other than tires.

      The bikes I have cost far more to maintain and repair. My main bike I bought 4 years ago and have replaced virtually every component on it in that time. Both wheels, several sets of tires, 2 derailleurs, suspension rebuilt multiple times, multiple chains, cassette, brake pads, shifter cable/housing, grips, pedals, shoes, saddle, etc. etc. And its not even an ebike.

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        5 days ago

        Insurance is not a per-mile cost.

        The fuck it isn’t! I mean, sure, technically it’s a cost per time period, but the cost per mile is just the cost per time period divided by the miles driven per time period. You can’t just go around pretending it doesn’t matter; that’s dishonest.

        The bikes I have cost far more to maintain and repair.

        Either you are way overpaying on bike maintenance, or you’re leaving car-related costs out.

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          The fuck it isn’t! You can’t just go around pretending it doesn’t matter; that’s dishonest.

          …but it isn’t? And it doesn’t?

          the cost per mile is just the cost per time period divided by the miles driven per time period.

          …huh?

          I don’t believe you

          Okay, well, you can just choose not to believe me, that’s your prerogative.