&gt; You&#x27;re not going to ride a shitty bike if you&#x27;re riding that often.<p>Yes and no. If you ride that much, you won&#x27;t be riding a shitty bike. However, it is NOT the case that if you ride that much, riding a &quot;non-shitty&quot; bike means you ride an expensive bike. Bike manufacturers would love for you to think that you need to pay a lot to get a decent bike, but it isn&#x27;t true. You can easily spend $50 to $300, trick out the components for another $50 to $200, and have a _fantastic_ ride that can beat the pants off of most bikes out in the wild, including bikes that cost thousands. And, the more you ride and the longer you&#x27;ve been riding, the more likely doing this comes easily.