I thought an update is in order. The last time I did this exercise was June 23rd. The total needed to be recouped was £470.
In the interim months I have saved :
Jul 2008 – £40
Aug 2008 – £40
Sep 2008 – £40
Latest amount £470 – (£40 * 3) = £350
Since then I have bought :
Carradice Bike Bureau Pannier – £50
Cateye Strada Cycle Computer – £20
Muc-Off Chain Doc Chain Cleaner With 400ml Aerosol – £20
Continental Quality Road Inner Tube – £3
Endura Mighty Short Finger Gloves – £14
Trekking bars – £15
Bar foam – £5
This comes to £127
So now the total is £223 which will be paid off(if I don’t buy anything else) in November 2009, so yes the cost of cycling is still scary. Also this assumes I will be cycling throughout the winter months…