Originally Posted by
AdelaaR
Don't get me wrong: if people like to bike on $2000 bikes that is their good right ofcourse.
What I said was that most if not almost all of these people have very little benefit of bikes priced above $1000.
Most people will not even benefit from bikes above $500 either.
You realize of course that bicycles were developed as a mode of transportation. Any sporting evolution beyond such humble beginnings supplants and augments their original purpose on a wide scale. So, at some point, any benefit accruing from better and more expensive bikes may be perceived by some as a purely intangible value, albeit one that is known intimately to those who may own them. All you gotta' do is ask ...
But surely, we all benefit from the existence of expensive bikes. I really think that should be obvious. Otherwise, we would still be riding around on gas pipe frames with heavy steel wheels.