Originally Posted by goldbam

No offense on anyone who fits this category, but my friend and I always notice how the heavier people normally have the nicer bikes.

For instance, I was stopping at one of the restrooms alongside a local bike trail once, and I saw a b-e-a-uttiful Trek Madone 5.9 glimmering in the sun. I always drool at the over-rated Trek bikes but thats another story. So I was catching my breath and out comes this 250 lb (or so) man with a scruffy beard and fully dressed in spandex. Now I didn't want to be to quick to rate him, so I followed him a little. He was goin like 13-14mph for like 5 miles?!?!?!?! I'm no idiot, I do racing, so I know that a trek madone was meant solely for the purpose of racing. This sort of thing happens alot, I almost get accustomed to seeing overweight people with nice rides...

I would imagine him to have been much happier on a touring bike with lots of accessories to occupy his slow pace. Perhaps these type of people have bigger wallets that bike shop employees target. I have no idea, all I know is that I've seen people that have alot more potential than that, but don't even have the money to get something better than an allez.