We're off-topic, even though this is all very interesting. Thank you AsanaCycles, especially, for your input. Your rides are inspiringly well thought out.

My question is about the actual bike itself. Stuff sacks, bags, and gear are all things I can figure out on my own with a scale and some research, but the bike is much more daunting.

Let me be more specific with my questions:


1. What's the weight difference between a road bike from the $1500 price point today and 20 years ago? If I see a 90's Cannondale with a carbon fork on Craigslist, am I saving a lot of weight?

2. With $1500 to spend, am I better off buying a Titanium frame and carbon fiber seatpost/handlebars, or should I just buy a used road bike with carbon components and an alum/carbon frame?

3. How big of a concern is durability on lightly loaded racing bikes?