Originally Posted by
colombo357
Doesn't seem that way until you're riding with someone with better wheels, all else equal.
I commute to work, and my office is on the top of Mont Ventoux so it's important for me to get good wheels so I don't show up late and get fired.
when you get a little older, you'll most likely have to take a transfer to an office on a non-HC climb. you can't fight father time.