Originally Posted by
WC89
Just hard to justify to me anyone buying one of the expensive ones if you race alot, aren't sponsored, and :
Some of the guys I know who race (especially crits) will use a lower end bike for racing.
Yes, you can spend a lot on cf but you can also spend a lot on steel or ti.
Most of us who don't race buy what we want, partly giving in to bike lust.
There doesn't have to be some sort of performance advantage for me to like a certain bike.