I agree. If you plan to ride the bike through "salt and snow" and lock it up outside public buildings, then it makes sense to use a less expensive frame.
As for the XO-2 versus Expedition, I prefer the looks of the the Expedition, but, again, for "salt and snow," the XO-2 may be the better choice, as it can take wider tires. The tight clearance on the Expedition could be frustrating. And the XO-2 still looks nice, eg, https://www.cycleexif.com/bridgestone-xo-2 Grant Petersen designed the XO-2 for his own mixed surface commute, so in a way, it's really a commuter bike, which is what you are after. On Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 8:53:46 PM UTC-7 Clark Fitzgerald wrote: > I think having a comfortable "beater grade" bike that you don't have to > worry about is an excellent idea. You just have to resist the temptation to > swap parts and upgrade! I've never been able to. ;) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/60b97430-3fbb-404a-a8cc-f660e3e558edn%40googlegroups.com.
