You ride more than he does or that's my take on it. Cycling is the new golf, lots of new guys go into a shop with lots of money and can afford to buy the very best but if you have no engine it just looks good, think corvette with chevette motor. Always remember to if the other person doesn't know it's a race you will always wins. Here's my story but almost the excact opposite. A few years back I was doing a recovery ride on the mup and yes I was on my expensive carbon and yes full shop kit, this guy goes flying by me on a MTB with slicks pushing as hard as he could and laughing like a loon, couple minutes later he's headed back the other way. Next thing I know he goes flying by again with a smirk on his face, this happens a couple times till he comes up on me and says shesh if I couldn't go any faster than that I'd walk....I replied with shift to the big ring and a well see ya later.