Originally Posted by
raqball
Here was my progression:
1) 2007: Bought a cheap Hybrid for commuting. Wanted to make sure it was for me so I bought cheap!
2) 2008: Upgraded to a better Hybrid after I found I was diggin it.
3) 2009: Retired and bought a more sporty flat bar road bike since I didn't need to commute any longer.
4) 2011: Bought a higher end flat bar road bike because I wanted something better..
5) 2013: Bought the mother of all flat bar road bike = The one I have now..
All of my old bikes are donated to local bike kitchens..
Yeah, I haven't seen a lot of that progression amongst the ALC community. But for the last two years I've seen plenty of folks start training in January on a hybrid and somehow have a drop-bar road bike come June. It may be just a California thing. Plenty of flat bars on ALC but they're in the minority for sure.