Okay so we know that you have to outlay money to purchase a bike, but with schemes like the Cycle to Work system it’s never been easier to get your hands on a trusty steed. Once you’ve bought a bicycle, just sit back and watch the money roll in.

• Commuting to work on your bicycle costs nothing, as opposed to using your car or taking public transport. To use public transport in the capital it costs a whopping £1,744 for a zone 1-4 travel card for the year. Imagine the bike you could buy with that!
• Maintaining a bike annually costs twenty times less than maintaining and driving a car