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Are there 10k commute bikes? I doubt people take 10k pro road bikes to work
by jhrmnn 4y ago
Are there 10k commute bikes? I doubt people take 10k pro road bikes to work
- bagels 4y agoThere are people who do.
- lanstin 4y agoTho they worry so much about it getting stolen I think they enjoy biking overall less than they would a bike suitable for just hopping on and biking around to different places.
- FridgeSeal 4y agoIf someone can afford to roll up to work on a bike that expensive, they are probably not worried about it getting stolen. Specifically, they either likely have somewhere to lock it up, or can afford to replace it (and/or have it insured). Make no mistake, rocking up to work on your Factor/S-Works/Cervelo/etc is a flex, either deliberately (look at my boutique, expensive bike, peasants), or subconsciously ("oh yeah, my bike? Yeah picked it up the other day, know the guy that owns the shop").
- lanstin 4y agoI have many biking acquaintances with darned expensive bikes and they are singularly unwilling to just bike to the lunch place leaving it locked to a parking sign pole. Diaclaimer: Pre covid data, now we are WFH
- bombcar 4y agoIf you count electric commuters you can get above $10k easy.
- cyann 4y agoThese: https://www.stromerbike.com/en/models/stromer-st7-launch-edition https://www.stromerbike.com/en/models/stromer-st7-launch-edi... Starting at USD 13 400.
- loeg 4y agoI ride a $5k road bike to work :-).
- bradlys 4y agoUsually closer to $5k but yes. I had coworkers who did this all the time. To be fair - these guys love riding. So, ride what you enjoy.