Originally Posted by
AlanK
I know I'm a bit late to the party, but here's my two cents:
And I know I'll catch lots of s**t for those, but I'll say it anyway... To me paying more than about $2K+ for a complete bike is just an extravagant waste. To me one of the most appealing things about cycling is that it's an efficient, healthy, and inexpensive form of transportation. When you're getting to the point of spending as much for a bike as you would for a decent used car you've completely lost sight of what cycling is all about. $3-4K+ for a bike just seems silly to me.
I agree and disagree. On the one hand, one of the great things over the years has been the economy of bicycling entertwined with the athleticism. Last I figured, it has saved me an average of 2K per year over car expenses. I've been riding the same TREK for 25 years and am looking to expand the stable and, although it seems expensive to me, 3-4K for a machine that saves that much money also makes sense.