« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2014, 06:07:59 PM »
And the cost of how many rebuilds in 111,000 miles?
Comfort?
Time to get to where you are going.
Passengers?
Hard to compare, after all, a push-bike would be even cheaper.
The rebuilds would be in the calculation at 3rd rebore, I would suggest allowing for a crank and chains etc. The Trienkel was expected to reach 50k miles before major work. So 35k miles is a good condition time to rebore for engine efficiency. This is minimal to pollution debt and some of the parts can be re used.
Is time part of the green calculation? It can be allowed for. Most trips in cars are short ones so only the longer ones really come into play. Remember a well made Trienkel will cruise at 50 mph, I am not talking of one of the ill built modern crappers. What is the average speed on differing types of roads today? Remember that the slower you go the less held up you are, so the more efficient your driving is.
Indeed a push bike would. But can your family of three fit on one, or two? Can you collect a Christmas tree, or fridge on one? Its a different spec to what we are comparing.
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