Originally Posted by
tahoe_girl
...out of curiosity. Do you have a different bike that you use just for your weekly commute vs. the bike that you use for events (centuries, long weekend rides, etc.)?
No. I've ridden the same Campagnolo (currently 2010 Centaur Carbon Ultrashift 10 speed levers plus Record titanium derailleurs/brakes) equipped Litespeed on all my road rides since 1997.
I have been commuting for the past 3-4 years, about a 20 mile ride roundtrip, but I have been using the same bike that I use for my centuries and whatnot. I have been thinking of investing in a 2nd bike specifically for the commute. Thoughts?
With about $20K to spend on two bikes you can do that without compromises. Otherwise you're giving up something on the bike you ride on weekdays or the one you ride on weekends.
As a mechanical shifting aluminum rim riding retro-grouch the price point is lower but still non-trivial.
The market selling people criterium racing bikes (40.5cm chain stays, no eyelets, some without clearance for even 25mm tires) and now trying for multiples (you need an endurance bike, and a gravel grinder, and...) does make this harder than it needs to be.