>>1315871I said “Not saying you’re wrong” at the end of my post. I agree with most of your points too. I was calling out
>>1315630 for implying it though, after they said criticism of BSOs is spitting on the poor people who tend to buy them.
Thrift is a virtue. It’s possible to live well on a small budget, to make wise decisions and live a happy and fulfilling life. It’s way more work than just being rich and having everything served up on a silver platter, but it can be done. I suspect that BSOs might be more expensive in the longer run than those who buy them can afford, even if the initial sticker price is attractive. Cars are the other end of that scale, and you’re right about their marvelous convenience, but they can be a trap too. If you’re poor and buy an unreliable vehicle on expensive credit so you can listen to music and take girls on dates, you might pay more for that privilege than you think! For the poor, BSOs are a false economy, and cages are a false luxury.
Know yourself. Know your means, and live within them. Buy the best everyday tools you can afford, and care for them as best your able. Buying a respectable, suitable, *maintainable* bicycle and keeping it in tip-too condition is within the financial and physical abilities of all but the most destitute. Those people don’t buy BSOs either.
