{"id":7431,"date":"2016-01-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmigr.edinburghbicycle.com\/blog\/save-money-commuting-by-bike"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:31:59","slug":"save-money-commuting-by-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/ebco\/blog\/save-money-commuting-by-bike","title":{"rendered":"How much money could you save commuting by bike?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The short answer is, potentially a whole lot! Not to mention the added health benefits, as well as helping to not destroy the planet. There are loads of great websites online to calculate how much you could save commuting by bike, such as the free Cycle to Work Calculator.<\/p>\n

One co-op member figured out that if he bought a \u00a3500 bike instead of driving, he\u2019d save \u00a3345 a year and would have paid off the bike in 154 days! Not too shabby at all.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Giant Hybrid Bike for Sale <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

A great bike for getting around comes from Genesis. See all Genesis Croix de Fer for sale.<\/a> There is also a Giant bikes UK sale<\/a> on<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an infographic run-down of the kind of wealth awaiting you if you switch to riding a bike:<\/p>\n

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We have recently started stocking Merida Bicycle <\/a><\/p>\n

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Or have you considered an electric bike? Perfect for longer or hilly rides or for rides where you don\u2019t want to get too sweaty. And they still work out a whole load cheaper than a car! You can see the best electric bikes UK <\/a> here.<\/p>\n

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Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative has crunched the numbers so that you don’t have to. Save money by commuting by bike and spend it all on cheeseburgers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-customer-services"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"edinburghbicycle","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/ebco\/blog\/author\/edinburghbicycle"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t