Originally Posted by
acidfast7
While I agree that it shouldn't be a piece of crap, I would guess that the average American cyclocommuter isn't going 40 miles RT?
Maybe, I'm wrong, does anyone have data to show the average distance of a bike commuter in the US?
Also, I'm making the distinction between a 400 USD road bike and a 1000 USD road bike. I don't think that there's a huge time/durability difference once one gets about 400 USD.
Maybe again I'm wrong.
My RT is 30 miles, but we have lots of guys on this forum who are doing 50+.
Of course I'm not one to talk - my current bike cost me $0 - I inherited my dad's Motobecane after his eyes got too bad to ride. Initially all I had to invest in it was $50 for new tires, $10 for a mirror, and $20 for a rear rack.
