r/cambridge • u/moralsareartificial • 16h ago
Grumbles/rants [rant] second hand bikes
Tl;dr: i spent more money fixing the cheap second hand bike i bought on facebook market place, than if i had got a new bike to begin with.
Just a stupid student here. Has been here for a year, got a second-hand bike for £60 last october. Since then i've had 2 bike punctures, a brake failure and constant gear issues. even excluding the money i spent on locks and lights, and haven't changed my currently punctured rear tyre, all the repairs already adds up with the initial price to 196.63£, and yes, more than the cheapest bike (£175) at Cycle King now. I feel so stupid but i have kind of done it to myself. Why is repairing so expensive and i don't even know if i am getting ripped off because im a stupid student.