Originally Posted by cantdrv55
I met one yesterday when I pulled into a gas station for a much needed bathroom break. I ride a brand new REI house brand Novara bike. It has great components and was the most bike I can afford. Well this dude on an Italian all CF bike looked it over up and down and said "Yeah, those Chinese bikes are bargain basement and you really do need a good bike if you want to club ride". I couldn't believe what I heard but I didn't have a comeback that wasn't laced with 4 letter words so I simply bid him adieu. OK, truth is, I am the only one on our regular Sunday club rides who own a non-designer brand bike. BFD. I can still keep up (just not uphills yet but I'll get there). I hope none of you out there in BF land are snobs.
From one shiznit to another shiznit let me give you some advice. Whenever someone spends a lot of money on something they have to justify in their own mind why they bought it.
I don't think you'll be any faster on a $5000 bike than you will on a $2000 bike, so the reverse argument he has probably heard is why did you buy a $5,000 bike?
It doesn't matter why he bought it, but their are reverse *******s out there that will question him.
I like under-rated parts, but that is just a personal thing.