Originally Posted by
Jaywalk3r
Meanwhile, in the US, bike manufacturers want people to believe that they need one bike for gravel, another for high speed pavement, another for singletrack, etc. Utility is minimized by design, or at least that's what they'd have us believe.
You do know that specialized recreational bikes (including road, gravel, mountain, audax) are sold in Europe AS WELL as commuter bikes, right?