Originally Posted by
Rolla
A 14K bike may well be "worth it" to someone else for any number of perfectly legitimate reasons, but if a bike is too precious for me to use as intended, it defeats the purpose; I don't ever want a bike I'd be compelled to baby.
I'm perfectly willing to pay $3 - 4K, but that's about it. Others will find that range absurd, as is their prerogative, but I've found it to be kind of a sweet spot for a quality bike that will get ridden a lot.
I'm pretty much the same way except I'm cheaper so my sweet spot is lower. If I have to worry about losing too much value in the bike riding it and locking it up as I want to, it's really making my riding less enjoyable.