HOW TO CALCULATE THE VALUE OF YOUR BIKE
NICE BIKES are expensive, and, if you're into maximizing your performance, totally worth the price we pay. They depreciate quickly, and rarely...
... hold their value.
Here's a rough calculation.
Day One,
20%.
Year One,
40%.
Year Four,
85%.
I have a friend who surfs the top of market,
gets a great deal because he buys a new bike ever year...
... and figures it runs him about $500/mo.
New, top of the line tech, always.
I was thinking about this today.
Year 5 for my trusty MTB,
essentially 0%.
Frame is toast.
Cost works out to be about $200/mo,
not counting parts replaced and maintenance,
and lost performance via wear and tear and old technology.
What's the better way to go?
Here's another calculus, the value...
- 1 minute before your planned ride
- super high
- 1 second after a victory or PR
- even higher
- Years after an epic event or quest
- priceless memories
... what we pay is important.
The value we receive,
is up to us.
===
166.2 lbs
8 hrs sleep
90 PushUps 30 PullUps n more
20 minutes stretching
60 minutes Reading/Journaling
102/-11 (fitness per Training Peaks)
0 min vision therapy