OK, so a summer of open water swims on a sometimes crowed beach had me wondering about people's choices of "commuter" bikes. I have seen a ton of really expensive bikes that people ride to the beach to swim. Serious bikes. mostly people ride beaters to the beach just like I do, but there are always a few, especially on crowed weekends or after work hours. I'm talking Luceros and a Blade with Hed 3's. last week I saw a woman with a Kuota that was seriously beat up, like she rode it everywhere. Now, I don't have a great bike, but I still don't ride it anywhere except to train and race. Plus I live in a relatively small apartment with not a lot of bike storage space. What I'm wondering is how many of you who have dropped serious coin on your bikes ride them all the time? And also, how many of you with Carbon Fiber race wheels ride them everywhere too? Personally, I think if you can afford to spend $4000 on a race bike, you can fork over another $300 for some decent beater to ride around town. Am I wrong? Please, someone give me either the validation that I am right, or persuade me I'm wrong.
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