A decent bike needn't be expensive. For as little as 300€, you can have a new bike that'll do just fine for recreational use and simple commutes. Used bikes can usually be had really cheap, too, but for that you'd best know how to check the components and what to look for.
Race bikes, mountain bikes and pedelecs are a different thing, but those are either specialty sports equipment or luxury items.
Either way, (normal) bikes are easy and cheap to maintain, if used correctly.
Are you a bike salesman?
Given that I don't have any personal gain from proliferating biking as a means of personal transportation, I'd rather consider myself a bike preacher.
In the US, you can get a pretty decent ebike $1,500-1,800. I wouldn't even consider them a luxury in many parts of the country, because we so often have to share the roads with cars.
A decent bike needn't be expensive. For as little as 300€, you can have a new bike that'll do just fine for recreational use and simple commutes. Used bikes can usually be had really cheap, too, but for that you'd best know how to check the components and what to look for.
Race bikes, mountain bikes and pedelecs are a different thing, but those are either specialty sports equipment or luxury items.
Either way, (normal) bikes are easy and cheap to maintain, if used correctly.
Are you a bike salesman?
Given that I don't have any personal gain from proliferating biking as a means of personal transportation, I'd rather consider myself a bike preacher.
In the US, you can get a pretty decent ebike $1,500-1,800. I wouldn't even consider them a luxury in many parts of the country, because we so often have to share the roads with cars.