Originally Posted by
corkscrew
That was my way of saying I wouldn't put a nice $2k bike through the rigors of commuting. I don't know how many scratches I've put on my commuter(s) just from locking up to the work racks alone. EG - don't commute on a bike unless your ok with it being scratched/abused a bit.
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i know, I commute a lot on my nice bike. I hated the scratches at first, but I grew to accept it. If your bike doesn't have scratched then you don't ride it enough.