Carbon Commuter?
It's too late, I already bought the bike. But i'm second guessing myself now.
I have been trying to figure out the best all weather commuter. I have been commuting on my road bike for a few years, but I have always struggled to fit fenders because there aren't any mounts. I've been watching for a cross bike or something similar as a poor weather commuter. I ended up getting a used (great price!) carbon gravel bike (Trek Checkpoint SL5). At the time (And still now) there is the same bike in the aluminum model in the local listings. I really like the bike as it is now, but i'm overly stressed about it being carbon, making me want to baby it and afraid to lock it up anywhere. I don't usually stop on the way home - and the commute is part of my pleasure riding so I like to have a decent bike. Right now I like everything about it except for the low level of stress it causes just because it's carbon.
Would you consider a carbon bike just for a wet weather commute?