• TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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      13 hours ago

      the people buying 5K bikes have a lot of money. to them 5,000 is like $5 bucks to you.

      among serious cyclists, they are buying bikes in the 8-10K range every other year or more. because the income of a cyclists is very high.

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      18 hours ago

      I’m not competing in the Olympics. I’m putting in 30-40 miles of commuting/errands most days tho. 3k was worth it for all the parts and shit to make it safe and fun to ride.

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      1 day ago

      Ehh, I do agree $5K is a lot, but it also comes down to using biking as transportation or exercise.

      If transportation, then yeah get something cheap.

      If it’s for exercise, imo it’s like building a computer, spending a grand or two can be worth it if you have the money. It would come from the “hobby budget”