aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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It depends on what you consider to be top of the line and how necessary it is to get top of the line. The curve of diminishing returns is much longer and flatter than it used to be. How much of a performance difference is there between a $2600 bike and a top of the line bike? Little, I would guess, and in the physical condition of most good riders, it is probably imperceptible. Therefore, $2600 really is functionally near the top of the line.