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==Conclusion==

In total, we came up with $1375.50 of "extra" expenses you may not have been counting on. That was doing things cheaply, but not as absolutely cheap as possible. (The expensive track would have ended up at many thousands of dollars.) The ~~numbers~~ are ~~also hard to sum in that~~ some of ~~the parts are~~ necessary ~~after 20k miles~~, while ~~some are necessary every few thousand~~. ~~Expenses were counted only once to come to the total amount~~.

In total, we came up with $1375.50 of "extra" expenses you may not have been counting on. That was doing things cheaply, but not as absolutely cheap as possible. (The expensive track would have ended up at many thousands of dollars.) The prices for parts are a bit squirrely, since some of them won't be necessary, while others may show up for your bike based on usage or accidental damage. We used an average, assuming everything goes right.

Many of the expenses listed can be delayed, or accomplished some other way. A prime example: tool storage for $20 -- well, you could also use a cardboard box, which is free for all practical purposes. You don't have to buy sets of tools, you could buy just the one wrench/screwdriver/socket you need, but this is inconvenient and more expensive in the long run. If you ride your bike every day, you don't need a battery charger. If you've got a garage, then a cover and lock don't need to be on your list.

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 ==Conclusion==
-In total, we came up with $1375.50 of "extra" expenses you may not have been counting on.  That was doing things cheaply, but not as absolutely cheap as possible.  (The expensive track would have ended up at many thousands of dollars.)  The numbers are also hard to sum in that some of the parts are necessary after 20k miles, while some are necessary every few thousand.  Expenses were counted only once to come to the total amount.
+In total, we came up with $1375.50 of "extra" expenses you may not have been counting on.  That was doing things cheaply, but not as absolutely cheap as possible.  (The expensive track would have ended up at many thousands of dollars.)  The prices for parts are a bit squirrely, since some of them won't be necessary, while others may show up for your bike based on usage or accidental damage.  We used an average, assuming everything goes right.
 Many of the expenses listed can be delayed, or accomplished some other way.  A prime example: tool storage for $20 -- well, you could also use a cardboard box, which is free for all practical purposes.  You don't have to buy sets of tools, you could buy just the one wrench/screwdriver/socket you need, but this is inconvenient and more expensive in the long run.  If you ride your bike every day, you don't need a battery charger.  If you've got a garage, then a cover and lock don't need to be on your list.