Originally Posted by
rollalongnow
The same kind people buying $5-10k road bikes. I can see sub $1k to $1.2k commuters for the better components, but a carbon $2k flatbar commuter bike is just silly.
I use my new $2k+ full-carbon flatbar road bike to ride to/from work most weekdays, because
-- I am able to bring it directly into my office when I arrive at work (0 theft risk);
-- it is my main bike, and I like riding it; and
-- my rides to and from work are an integral part of my cycling; I will often, on nice days, extend my ride home by an hour or so.
This winter, once the season shuts down (ice/snow) for me, I plan to make changes to it to suit my preferences that will push it up to and possibly past the $3k mark. I will continue to ride it to and from work, as well as for my long rides on the weekends.
In fact, reading this thread and posting this inspires me to try to push my bike into the "$5-10K" range (a nice SRAM Axs wireless electronic drivetrain switch might do it), so that I can be thought of not only as "just silly" but also as one of 'those' people.