Originally Posted by jsharr
Really, if you look at what your money is buying, it seems you get more for your dollar now than you did 20 years ago. I think cycling, especially competitive cycling, shares something in common with any speed sport. Speed costs money and you have to ask yourself how fast do you want to go.
Maybe, but the engine is only able to pump so fast, and you hit a plateau no matter how light the bike gets. A $10,000 bike can't be all that much faster than a $2000 bike, so we are paying for something more than speed.