Originally Posted by
lostarchitect
Bike shop guy just wants to sell more bikes. Your bike is just fine for commuting.
True. Also I suspect much of the chatter on BF about the need to spend more at an LBS for upgrades and "better" equipment in order to be "serious" about commuting comes from posters affiliated financially or emotionally with bike shops. Probably a lot of the "N+1" refrains are from the same source.