Two similar bikes for commuting. When you go out and need to get to work on time, the wife's already left for the day, and the car's at work, well, I need to have one for those times when something is going to take a couple hours to fix. So there's The Bike and The Spare Bike (aka The Rain Bike). Then there's the fun/travel bike. 8 pounds lighter than the other two.
But maybe I need a fun bike, lighter by a few pounds, maybe? And maybe all-road capable? And if I pitch it as, I need something newer than 11 years, maybe I can eke it past the approval board?