For a commuter bike, it's certainly too much, but as a piece of sports equipment, it's not. It's not like it's a yearly purchase, a bike can easily last 10 years of riding. I hope that food delivery workers are not bourgeois for buying $2500 ebikes.
I don't think you have to spend $1000 to get a good bike but I also don't think it is too much to be honest. I use my bicycle as my primary mode of transport and I really love my trek fx1. Edit to put it in perspective most people in my country would have two cars for the size family I have. We have one old paid off one we almost never use and the cost of this thousand dollar bike was less than the cost of insurance, registration and basic maintenance for one year on a second car we don't have to pay for at all.
$1000 is still too much to pay for a regular bike
For a commuter bike, it's certainly too much, but as a piece of sports equipment, it's not. It's not like it's a yearly purchase, a bike can easily last 10 years of riding. I hope that food delivery workers are not bourgeois for buying $2500 ebikes.
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If you have an ebike for work that's literally an investment
If you are just riding a bike to work spending $200 on Craigslist will do ya
I don't think you have to spend $1000 to get a good bike but I also don't think it is too much to be honest. I use my bicycle as my primary mode of transport and I really love my trek fx1. Edit to put it in perspective most people in my country would have two cars for the size family I have. We have one old paid off one we almost never use and the cost of this thousand dollar bike was less than the cost of insurance, registration and basic maintenance for one year on a second car we don't have to pay for at all.
I spent like $600 on one that was marked down from higher. Way cheaper than a car+upkeep.
I've never spent more than $100 on a bike
Commuting on a $35 craigslist mtb right now.