Year-round bicycle fun

Yeah, I have owned a few race bikes, a couple hardtails, and I currently own a recumbent and a Cannondale Habit 4. I've always felt that bicycle stuff is over-priced. The bike shops will quote economy of scale principles to you, but these bikes are built at a huge scale, so that's kind of a silly argument to me. I get the R&D side of things too, but realistically I think there's enormous markup on premium bicycle components. Which brings us back to the original comment. Nice rims are heckin expensive, so owning two sets sounds expensive. Haha. It's a good solution though, and like you said, it's still a lot more affordable than a car.