Comments on: Beating the Stock Market with… Cycling. And is it risky? https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/ Company Investing, Tax and Financial Independence Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Michael https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-878 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:12:45 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-878 In reply to Frenchie.

Thanks for sharing, Frenchie. Looks like you’re based in France? Here in the UK you can register your bike with the police and they tag it with an invisible mark as well as a visible sticker. That probably helps a bit to deter thieves.

Not sure which of the two bikes to go for. I’d pick the more lightweight one, but again I’m not an expert.

]]> By: Michael https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-877 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 08:57:09 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-877 In reply to raluca.

Fair enough, Raluca. I guess personal circumstances are different for everyone. The majority of people I come across could definitely benefit from some cycling in their lives.

]]> By: raluca https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-876 Sun, 30 Sep 2018 04:12:47 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-876 I am in the camp with no thanks. I live up a steep hill (10% incline), 8 km away from work, with only one access road for about 4 km. That road is a regional one with lots of cars, huge incline and lots of trucks. That area has the most car fatalities in the region. In winter, temperatures go up to -20 degrees with heavy snow, and I can see lots of “good drivers” with their broken cars on the side of the road, because they were going to fast.
Cycling can be done, but I think the risk cost/benefits ratio makes it an insane proposition.

]]> By: Frenchie https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-873 Sat, 29 Sep 2018 14:57:10 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-873 Entirely agree with you!

Cycling is a great win-win situation, which healthy, saves money and good for city air!
I bike since one year now and I am going to invest in a better bike. A cheap bike a good thief repellant but can be hard on your back / wrists when used every day.

I am hesitating between an Ortler Motala (with Nexus 7 and roller brakes, a bit heavy maybe) and a Vitus Mach 3 Tourney which is more a road bike with disc brakes.

If you have any opinion about that…

Thanks for the great post, currently using it to convince my wife to start biking.

]]> By: Michael https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-871 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:07:58 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-871 In reply to Steveark.

For real??? Stay away from bikes, Steveark!!! :)

]]> By: Michael https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-870 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:06:35 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-870 In reply to Smitha.

Thanks for sharing, Smitha! I also worry about the high rate of bike theft especially in London. I thought of taking insurance but then I decided not to and I just avoid leaving it in public places too often. It’s a trade-off.

My workplace offers a nice shed so I only lock it in public probably once every 3 months or so.

]]> By: Smitha https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-866 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:12:16 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-866 So true – great post! I started cycling to work 2 days a week a year ago and it’s so much more stress free – I have zero delays due to transport/traffic issues on those days! I was also a bit worried about the rates of bike theft in London so spent £200 on a new (but not high end) bike – it seems to do the job just fine. I take the tube the rest of the time as I work in different locations and always listen to podcasts on various useful topics on those commutes – really cuts out the amount of dead time you waste. Much happier as a result too!

]]> By: Steveark https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-863 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 15:28:41 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-863 There is statistical danger and then there is what is safe for me. I rode a lot when I was younger and I hit two cars, one head on and one I T-boned. That resulted in concussion, amnesia, broken bones and mangled bicycles. I also flipped the bike or slid it sideways a few times leaving me with a number of impressive lifetime scars. Then there were the puncture wounds from that dog. And the grass stains from that other dog that drug me and my bike around on his lawn, he was a rather formidable beast. And the time I went swimming when that puddle, I thought, was actually several feet deep. I’m just saying that I’m probably a danger to myself and society on a bike. But great post for normal people!

]]> By: Michael https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-862 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:41:33 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-862 In reply to Ben.

Hehe good for you! Unfortunately, not an option for me.

]]> By: Ben https://www.foxymonkey.com/beating-stock-market-with-cycling/#comment-860 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 20:50:54 +0000 https://www.foxymonkey.com/?p=4651#comment-860 I walk to work, which ends up being a lot cheaper than cycling!

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