How much $ was your bicycle?

[FrogStash]

2015 Fuji altitude 2.0 (flat bar road bike) for $440 or so.  Bought new in 2014.  I love this bike.  I'm so glad I didn't cheap out on a big-box bike.  Mrs FrogStash loves hers too.  We run errands and tow the kids around in various trailers. 

[JCfire]

Just as the title says, what did everyone spend on their bicycle?    I personally don't own one yet, but I've been looking. Any certain brands and styles of bikes that you guys prefer?

I own a Specialized Sirrus Sport.  It is a flat bar hybrid bike with MTB components, an aluminium road bike frame, currently outfitted with road slick tires.  Paid $600 for it about 3 years ago at a local bike shop -- price included a couple of lights, water bottle and cage, pedals, an annual tune-up, and an initial bike fitting.  All the major brands make a reasonably similar bike and I have no reason to think Specialized is better or worse than any of them; bigger differences between local bike shops than between major brands IMO. 

If I had it to do over again I would have splurged a bit more on a legit road bike with a drop bar, a bit less weight (especially on the wheels), and a little more aggressive geometry.  I like riding fast for recreation.  The practical side of me bought this bike for versatility and cheaper price tag but I would have been happier in retrospect being a little bit less "practical" this once.

[2Birds1Stone]

2009 Trek 8000 XC Hardtail - $1500 (just sold last week for $500 to take room for the Fat Boy)
2013 Felt B16 Carbon Triathlon/TT Bike - $1500
2016 Specialized Fat Boy -$1250

[Gmullz]

Ahh, bicycles. My only indulgence. This is going to get a little crazy.

1986 Schwinn World Sport - $50, with lock and helmet. Had to upgrade the tires. Summer commuter.
KHS Alite Mountain Bike - $100. Winter beater.
Kona Hybrid - $500. Winter beater.

Ok, I could have stopped there and that would have been enough to "get me around". Here in Halifax I need two bikes for the winter, because I need one with studs and one without. Theoretically I could switch the tires, but not on a day to day basis. And the Schwinn is so much fun to ride when the weather isn't cold. I could ride the hybrid instead of that, but the hybrid is boring. Anyway, my next two entries are not necessary, but I love them:

Specialized Diverge - $1500. Road / gravel bike. Pure pleasure.
Bafang BBSHD eBike Kit - $2000. Currently on a loaner frame. Need to buy a new bike for this eventually.

I do look at biking as a luxury, because I really could just take the bus everywhere. It would be horrible, but I could do it.

[snogirl]

I've gone to every free bike demo there is this summer .....the Yeti's were the most ridiculous priced ... 8,000 dollars right up there with their China coolers & tumblers. My friends & I laughed all the ways to the bank & had change left over for a beer

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[GT]

Have been through many over the years.  Have S-1'd down to two.

Racing MTB: 2013 Pivot 429 Carbon - paid $AU6200 in December 2012 for the XT/XTR version, one of the first in the country at the time, had to forgo the green frame which wasn't due in until May 2013 and went with a red and black one.  Has served me well through years of XCE, XCO, XCM, 12 and 24hr racing.  Front fork needed stanchions replaced late last year (for the second time), more cost effective to get a new fork, which it didn't like and bucked me off in my first race this year back in April, leaving me with a broken collarbone that's still healing.

Commuter: 2015 Soma Wolverine (Mk2 frame) $AU950 delivered for the frame, have built it up with Ultegra 6800 series 11 speed hydro disc, HED Belgium+ to WI CLD rear and SONDeluxe front hub via DT Swiss comps, with Compass Barlow Pass tires and Electra Townie guards, B&M IQ-X front and Secula Plus rear lilght with a Specialized Globe Porteur front rack.  Probably $AU5k all up.

Also have a Kypo Track frame that's too small for me.

[HenryDavid]

Fancy Racing Bike (used for races in the 1990s, now used for fun in the summer): $1200 in 1989 Canuck dollars.
Commuter/winter cyclocross bike: $400 in 2012
Fancy Mountain Bike (used in Rocky Mountains): $800 for frame in 1997, other parts came from other bikes that were around . . .

If you're a bike person, there are frames, and there are wheels, and there are parts.
They form constellations that may remain stable for a year or a decade, but they're all mobile.
The main thing is that even a pretty costly bike, if used for practical transport, is essentially free compared to the silly "cars + gym" combo.

[patrickza]

Sigh, I have a bike problem, but fortunately my bikes do eventually pay for themselves.

DIY Ebike #1: http://evalbum.com/2835 Cost $2000 at the time, it's paid for itself through 4500 miles of driving replacement.
DIY Ebike #2: http://evalbum.com/4509 Cost $3500, also paid for itself through 8300 miles of driving replacement.
Brompton folder with touring bag: http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/welcome-to-the-forum/testing-out-a-sabbaticalfire-bicycle-touring-lifestyle/ Cost $1470. I'll make sure it pays for itself eventually through taxi and train savings, but even if it doesn't it's absolutely worth it in the happiness it brings me!

[BlueHouse]

Over $1400 with all the bells and whistles.
I had a hard time finding one that fit my needs at the time and had to pay through the nose for it. I was recovering from an injury and needed a step-through frame and because of a lot of stopping and starting, felt that I also needed a bike that could shift gears while stopped.
So I got one with internal gears and I think that's what made the price so high.

[Rubic]

Sigh, I have a bike problem, but fortunately my bikes do eventually pay for themselves.

I'm with Patrick.  I've bought a lot of bikes over the past 20 years -- priced in the range
of $100 to $3000 -- but every one has been worth it for the trips I've made on them.

I've finally culled down the herd from 7 to my sole remaining bike, a Tomassini Techno
that I purchased used for $1300 a few years ago.  It now has over 12,000 miles on it,
in addition to whatever distance the former owner rode it.

The only expensive bicycle is the one you purchased but don't ride.

[flyAway]

I've had a Jamis hybrid that I've used for commuting, groceries etc the last 10 years.  It was $400 new.  I love this bike, and it's been very reliable.  I would definitely recommend the brand.

Prior to that I had a used, celeste green Bianchi road bike.  It was awesome and beautiful.  I want to say I paid $200 or less for it, bought from a friend of a friend who had raced with it. 

[BlueMR2]

Don't want to start a flame war! :) But your $1500 "sweet spot" is waaaay over my price range.

There is very very little a $1500 bike will offer that a well-built $800 one can't. The main difference would be losing a pound or two, or adding an extra cog in back. I've ridden thoroughbred carbon bikes (a hydraulic disk Ultegra Merckx comes to mind) and it was nice, but not "3X the price of my LHT" nice. Not even close. My LHT was built with Deore and lower parts. It will probably survive the zombie apocalypse.

Case in point: I can buy a Tiagra groupset with 10 speeds for less than half of what an Ultegra setup costs. You know what the functional difference is? An extra cog and 1 pound. That's it.

I've never bought into the hype of buying higher-end groupsets. They're not worth ridiculous amounts of money for the little benefit they offer (in my opinion). Wheels make a pretty big difference, but even then, stick with ordinary aluminum rims for longevity and cost.

I do not, will not, and cannot recommend buying into hype for expensive bike parts. I've ridden them, they're really not that much better than lower-end stuff like Tiagra or Deore. If you'r racing, fine... ride what you can afford. But if you're just riding to go places? I think it's a waste of money.

I sort of agree...  My $150 beater bike special gets more use than all my others combined.  You *don't* need to spend a lot of money.  "Good enough" is very cheap.

However, I have to disagree on the high end parts.  I've ridden about every level of parts available at one time or another.  I can very much feel the difference jumping even from the Ultegra bike up to the Dura-Ace bike, which is probably the smallest jump in the group.  It's an entire new level of smoothness and "perfect" operation.  It's not necessary at all, bargain basement components are fine, but I can't deny the spectacular difference in feel between the bottom and the top.

[2Birds1Stone]

I just picked this up for my SO on Craigslist during lunch today.

$800 new.

 Paid $260 and it came with aftermarket saddle, bottle cages, mini pump, tire change kit, spare tube, full sized floor pump, under saddle bag, and a cable lock.

[FunkyStickman]

However, I have to disagree on the high end parts.  I've ridden about every level of parts available at one time or another.  I can very much feel the difference jumping even from the Ultegra bike up to the Dura-Ace bike, which is probably the smallest jump in the group.  It's an entire new level of smoothness and "perfect" operation.  It's not necessary at all, bargain basement components are fine, but I can't deny the spectacular difference in feel between the bottom and the top.

A lot of people I know say this... but I just can't feel a difference. Certainly not enough for me to justify it. Not saying the high-end stuff isn't nice! If money were no object, sure, why not? But for my purposes, I just can't do it.

To be fair, if I had to buy a new bike set up exactly the way I wanted, it would cost me $1500 or so. But I have the tools and spare parts to cut a huge chunk of that.

[Papa Mustache]

Had a Walmart mtn bike years ago. Junk in short order despite not being ridden down any mtn bike trails. Replaced it with a Trek 4300 mtn bike. Entry level. $350 as I recall. Still a great bike, no troubles. The difference was night and day between the throw away bike and this Trek.

'74 Velo-Solex 49cc bicycle. $100 and alot of restoration. Still lacks a little before it goes back on the street. Neat oldtimer.

[Duchess of Stratosphear]

I bought a 1980s Panasonic Mountain Cat mtb on CL and a bike geek friend helped me fix it up. Thanks to his skill and generosity, I have about $250 in the upgrade (he gave me a few things and was way generous with his time). We did a dropbar conversion on it but we were able to use a lot of the existing components. It's pretty sweet (and, it's PINK!). Sadly, it's a bit large for me so we're going to try some new handlebars on it. If that doesn't work, I can probably sell it for what I've got in it, but I hope we can make it rideable for me.

I highly recommend having some bike geek friends.

[Miss Piggy]

I bought a new Trek 2300 carbon fiber road bike back in the early 90s and have kept it and ridden it (off and on) since then. It cost a ton of money back then (a little over $2,000), and I was making very little money at the time, but for some strange reason, this was important to me. Oh well. At least I still have it, and I believe it's better quality than many of today's bikes, so I'll continue to ride it for a very long time.

[lemonlyman]

I have a Fitwell Degroot 1. It's about 19 lbs with a Tiagra groupset. It's pretty fun. I got it for $600 due to a 25% off day at Nashbar.

[slugline]

I made an admittedly un-Mustachian impulse buy of a $300 Citizen Gotham 7 a couple of years ago. I had envisioned toting along this folding bike with me during travel but that hasn't really happened much yet.

My main workhorse bike has been a Schwinn Suburban I bought new 10 years ago for around $200. I think I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of this one cruising park trails and doing short-range errands. It really helps that I'm in a Houston neighborhood with a design that's not overly-hostile to bikes.

[iseemoneey]

I've had some really cheap, but functionally perfect bikes, but since I started figuring out what I like, I've spent exponentially more money on my current bikes.

Starting with cheap:
KHS Montana Trail - Free hand-me-down
Bridgestone MB-4 - $40.  I used this to commute on for a couple of years, without any big problems and actually enjoyed it, proving you don't need an expensive bike to buy into cycling.

Current bikes:
Mondia Special - $900.  My first frame up build.  It was kind of expensive because I had to learn/re-buy parts to figure out what's compatible.
Soma Saga - Touring/Commuter.  This was my money is (almost) no object bike, but it fits great and I think I will have it forever. $1,500
Surly Big Dummy - Grocery hauler/Commuter.  Post-deployment present to myself, pre-MMM, but I'm still glad I bought it. $3,000 with all the accessories.

I check my bike mileage occasionally and make a game out of miles biked vs miles driven.  Given $0.32 cost of driving my car per mile,  I've saved about $950, this year so far.  I'm trying to get to the point that my bikes essentially have "paid themselves off".  I know it's not a real number to go by, since I don't plan on selling my car, but it's fun to think about.

Attached is a picture of my Surly Big Dummy carrying a full cart's worth of groceries.  There's 2 watermelons, gallon of milk, 2 liter sodas, among other things you can't see in this picture.

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[spud1987]

My major spending weakness!

I own a Kestrel Talon carbon road bike with Shimano 105 components. It was on sale new at around $1200. I've had it since 2012. I've put about 7.5k miles on it and I'm about to sell it on craigslist for around $650.

I just bought a Diamondback Haanjo Trail with Shimano ultegra components. I got a great deal at around $1100 (retail is around $2100, I have seen them on sale for around $1500). I'll use this as my commuter/gravel bike. The bike also can run 27.5 MTB wheels/tires so I can hit up some fire roads and light single track.

In the future I am hoping to get a Diamondback Century 5 disc, which I'll use for long road rides and races. I'm hoping to spend around $1750 or less.

[GuitarStv]

I just bought a Diamondback Haanjo Trail with Shimano ultegra components. I got a great deal at around $1100 (retail is around $2100, I have seen them on sale for around $1500). I'll use this as my commuter/gravel bike. The bike also can run 27.5 MTB wheels/tires so I can hit up some fire roads and light single track.

That's a really nice bike . . . the only thing that I'd be unsure about is the 46T big chainring.  I'm using a 50T chainring right now, and wouldn't want smaller on fast group rides.

[spud1987]

I just bought a Diamondback Haanjo Trail with Shimano ultegra components. I got a great deal at around $1100 (retail is around $2100, I have seen them on sale for around $1500). I'll use this as my commuter/gravel bike. The bike also can run 27.5 MTB wheels/tires so I can hit up some fire roads and light single track.

That's a really nice bike . . . the only thing that I'd be unsure about is the 46T big chainring.  I'm using a 50T chainring right now, and wouldn't want smaller on fast group rides.

Thanks! I've heard good things about the Haanjo Trail so I'm looking forward to taking it out next week. Good point about the chainring. We'll see how it keeps up on the road. I may even get some nicer wheels if I can find a good deal on craigslist.

[davisgang90]

Bought the Nashbar baseline roadbike several years ago for $400 on sale.  I've added a bell, mirror, new saddle, gatorskin tires and a rack for my panniers.

I've been very happy.

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_579689_-1___206684

[ivyhedge]

$2.25k for my beloved Cannondale ... I bought it a season delayed and saved ~$0.5k.

[Tetsuya Hondo]

Frankenstein/Cannondale mtn bike - pieced together from used parts over 20 years ago. Awaiting conversion to a city/commuter bike.
Lemond Tourmalet road bike - $900 over 16 years ago.
Focus Mares Pro cyclocross bike - $1100 over 8 years ago.

Need more bikes.

Bought the last two new, but post-MMM would buy used. It's so easy to find good used rides for little coin online.

[Villanelle]

12,000 yen, which was about $150 at the time.  I wanted a used bike, but couldn't find one and got tired of waiting.  It's a tank.  it's super heavy, which sucks sometimes, but it's certainly sturdy.  It's fine for a few miles on fairly flat territory, but would suck for anything more than that. 

[alsoknownasDean]

$150AUD, including a rack that I can mount on to the car.

It's a Kona hybrid from about 2012. I've put a couple hundred more in to it since I bought it.

I've only got the space for one bike here. Once I move I might get a second. :)

[kozz1984]

Road bike was around 8k new but I picked it up used for $1500 after brokering a private deal via Ebay --

[GuitarStv]

Road bike was around 8k new but I picked it up used for $1500 after brokering a private deal via Ebay --

Did you check if it was stolen?

[MrFrugalChicago]

4000/2000/400 for my three bikes in order of newest to oldest.

[trashmanz]

Older Trek bike for $60