The bike is very cost-effective to operate with 40-50 mpg depending on how you ride and needing tires every 5-15k miles depending on what tires you use. The bike is fairly comfortable for me as a 6’2″ guy with a longer torso but still pretty long legs. I did make a few ...
1) cost a whole lot of money upfront (with a promise of saving money in the long run), making them impractical for most people - things like "buy a hybrid" or "replace older appliances with Energy Star models; or 2) are tiny steps which will save an insignificant amount of energy. ...