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Anon likes bikes (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 45 points 2 months ago (11 children)

You don't need a carbon road bike to cycle to the supermarket, you're not racing in the tour de france.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 months ago (10 children)

    Yeah well even basic bitch bikes go from 300-1000 euros. Even second hand is 175 cheapest. And then you have a shitty one.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Almost as if cost of living has increased, but wages have not…

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago*

    but wages have not…

    This makes me appreciate the UK minimum wage rising faster than inflation over the past several years.

    A weeks work at minimum wage will get you a pretty decent bike. Not a carbon race bike, but a good bike for general riding.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    You can absolutely find 2nd hand bikes for less 175. One search of marktplaats for an omafiets and there are plenty for less than 90 euros. Sure it’ll be a real nugget but with 30 euros of parts, youtube and some elbow grease it will last for years. They probably even will without fixing it up first

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    What the hell? That's crazy. My current bike was 20€, needed a bit of fixing. Bought it when my 30€ one was stolen. Both have served fine for my 2km daily commute, and occasional ~10km trip to the city centre.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Could probably buy a stolen one for that money yeah, or someone that really needs to get rid of their bike to make space. But at an actual refurbished second hand bike goes for those prices after a quick google search.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    I think we have different definitions of shitty bike. I could go to Kmart and buy a $120 AUD (€73) brand new bike. It has 2 wheels, pedals, a handlebar. Sometimes they have bells. You can even make it go forwards if you try hard enough.

    If I go to Gumtree (our classifieds app), there's literally free bikes or ones for* as low as $20:

    Mountain Bike. In working condition, has back brakes and rides straight. The gear shifter doesn't work, but just leave it the desired gear.

    If I go to an actual "bike shop", their cheapest bike is $400 AUD (€243), which is close to your listing.

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