Originally Posted by
gammy13
I've been wracking my brain trying to think of use cases for expensive commuter bikes ($1000+).
I live in NYC and have Cannondale Quick that I paid $750 for and that was a bit of a stretch for me. But I see these manufacturers selling $1500-$2000 bikes for commuting. To me, an ideal commuter bikes is discrete (drab colors, not flashy, etc.), capable - but without the expense of high-end/name brand components, and most of all - relatively cheap! Because there's a good chance it would get stolen.
Anyone have thoughts? Who's buying these things?
Around here, most people I've seen that ride commuter bikes in the price range you mention are college educated professionals with the income to live in nice neighborhoods and drive a BMW or Lexus to work on bad weather days. So, a commuter bike like that fits in their budget pretty easily, I'd imagine.
As far as security, the companies these people tend to work for have bicycle racks inside of locked cages out of the weather.