Originally Posted by ibikebolton

Haha, my roommate went on a biking trip with some friends, all of his friends have average bikes (under $800). He has a 1980's Schwinn Le Tour, everything basic. ONE of his friends had just dropped $7,000 on a road bike and took it on the trip. The only time the $7,000 rider kept up was on the downs and the flats, but even the 1980's Schwinn was smokin him on the climbs.