That’s why I did up a second set of rims on mine. I actually got more snow a week or two ago. I ended up only swapping the front one back though, I figured I should be fine as long as I can stop using the front.
Yeah bikes are only cheap compared to cars when you factor in insurance and fuel and repairs etc. I have never spent more than 5k buying a car (used) and it’s initial tune up/fixing of problems, and each has lasted me at least 200,000 km. The spending during those kilometers ends up being insane, and even my parents new (in 2011) van ended up needing more repairs than any of my used cars.
The bike I’m still way under the cost of a single car over it’s use time but nowhere near that amount of travel yet. The tech is fairly stifled and new stuff is stupidly expensive. SRAM’s high end transmission is still just exposed gears and chain and super expensive. If I want any of the sealed transmission types with belt for bike like IGH CVT at the wheel or pinion gearbox at the cranks it’s either more than double my bikes initial cost or even more than my longest lasting car. If not that then just straight up unavailable.
Yeah, I have owned a few race bikes, a couple hardtails, and I currently own a recumbent and a Cannondale Habit 4. I’ve always felt that bicycle stuff is over-priced. The bike shops will quote economy of scale principles to you, but these bikes are built at a huge scale, so that’s kind of a silly argument to me. I get the R&D side of things too, but realistically I think there’s enormous markup on premium bicycle components. Which brings us back to the original comment. Nice rims are heckin expensive, so owning two sets sounds expensive. Haha. It’s a good solution though, and like you said, it’s still a lot more affordable than a car.
We must be long-lost siblings. I thought I was the only one who could cause the snow to arrive (or not) by changing out my studded bicycle tires.
What brand of bike do you have? I don’t think I have seen that style of downtube before.