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I guess. But commuting may be the bulk of all bicycling I do. To do most of my bicycling on a crap bike would be very disappointing.

I could also eat sawdust at work for lunch every day, if sawdust was nutritious. I don't need to eat tasty food. Nor wear comfortable clothes that fit - sackcloth will do.

I'm happy to ride a really good bike. I want to be happy more often.

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Well. Happiness is really a personal thing. In my case, it makes me happy to let my bike without any lock in front of my house, knowing that nobody will touch it. On the other hand, it would make me quite unhappy to get an expensive bike stolen.

A carbon fiber bike would probably be 3 kilos lighter than my bike. But then I would have to carry a really heavy chain in order to lock it. So, I cannot see the gain. Also, the heavier my bike, the more exercise I do, witch is the point, isn't it?

Hm, no the point isn't utilitarian. Its joy, freedom, the feeling of flying down the lane on a beautiful day, stretching muscles.

My bike parks in the hall at work, no lock. So I guess I have the best of both worlds.

This is a common problem here in the netherlands. We've found some solutions. Buy a bike that doesn't look flashy. Spray paint some stripes of pink paint over it. Buy a big lock. Chances of theft go way down.

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