Originally Posted by
rollwithme
I agree, and not just for commuting. I started here years ago when I wanted to buy a bike and learn to ride, and I was overwhelmed. I bought a used "big box store" bike and the more I read BF, I was ashamed. So I bought a "real" bike just to feel legit. It was more money than I'd spent on anything at that point, and I was so afraid to have it stolen that I ended up riding the cheaper bike most of the time. My expensive bike has probably been outside 3-4 times in the 7+ years I've owned it.
Ironically, if it had been stolen you wouldn't have lost much, since you weren't using it anyway. Now that it's 7 years old, maybe it's time to worry less about it and starting riding it regularly.