Originally Posted by
Sherblock
"why would you want a $600 frame? my whole bike was only $400 and it's fine."
"$250 for a front wheel! Are you crazy!!!"
The FG/SS crowd has it easy. $500 wheelsets are what many roadies call their "everyday" wheels: my stepfather just bought a second-hand Cannondale Slice which was advertised as "comes with training wheels" - the very same amazing Ultegra WH6700 wheelset that I worked my ass off to afford. And we just ordered a (power-metering) crankset for a touch over a thousand euros.