Are commuters really that esoteric?
I'm temporarily in a new town (St. Simons, GA) and the place is crawling with bikes. There are MUPs everywhere, something we don't have in my hometown, any bike lanes or racks or even an LBS.
What is amazing to me is I haven't seen the first rack on a single bike. Plenty of folks carrying plastic bags on the handlebars with their groceries and such, but no one has a properly outfitted commuter. And the only lights I've seen are blinkies on a few roadies' bikes. There are two bike shops here, neither even sells racks, they only cater to the cheep beach cruiser market. Are commuters really that esoteric of a market? I buy most of my equipment on line because I have no other outlet. What's the commuter market of those of y'all who live in smaller towns, or areas that aren't a biking Mecca?