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01-25-12 | 01:02 PM

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WC89

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Bikes: 2011 Trek 8.4 DS hybrid; 2012 Felt F-75 road bike; 1990 Specialized Stumpjumper MTB; 1992 Guerciotti road bike (inactive)

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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals

I don't get this mindset that you need to be a racer to appreciate a nicer ride. Whether it's a nice Italian steel frame, Ti, carbon, or whatever. Granted, if you can't tell the difference between a cheap bike and a nice one, or if you can but it doesn't matter to you; then the extra money spent is just wasted. But you definitely don't need to be a racer to be able to discern a difference.

Actually, my first post on this is more in favor of the non-racer/recreational rider having a CF bike. I just can't see the average amateur racer buying an expensive CF frame, racing every weekend, only to break it sooner or later, and then it cannot even be repaired.

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