Originally Posted by
InTheRain
Just to be clear, I completely understand that Lance Armstrong's $15,000 bike is not five times faster than my $3000 road bike. I ride at about 17-18 mph... Lance doesn't ride his bike at 85-90 mph. In fact, Lance could ride my bike and it would only reduce his speed by 1-2 mph - so $$$'s don't have a direct relationship to performance.
Another reason why I wouldn't spend a lot on a bike is because there are too many fools on the trails/roads, bikers, cars, runners, i wouldn't want my expensive bike around any of them! When i learned a partner at my work was riding lance's bike i didn't want to be within 30 feet of the guy! Crash into a $15k bike and then get fired...no thanks!
This thread reminds me of that "
arguing on the internet" image. ** Disclaimer: I think the special olympics do a great thing and I'm not trying to disrespect anyone. The image is just funny and bad.