Originally Posted by
reptilezs
you seem to do maintenance though. these guys come in once to buy their new ti bike for 10-15k. the next time i will see these is when the chain starts skipping. they literally only came in because the bike is unridable. not everyone does this but i see this scenario often with people that have a ti bike
I know that you see many more bicycles and owners than I do, but IME it isn't possible to draw conclusions about bike use or care based on the type or cost of bike.
If I had to, I'd bet that the most used groups would be the B levels, Chorus or Ultegra. Folks buy the best because they can afford it, or they buy the cheapest because that's all they want. But guys who go near the top, but stop at B or C level are value driven folks who plan on riding it to death (however long it will take).