Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Why? Who really cares if someone only rides 20 miles on zipp tires? It may be their hobby, they enjoy it, more power to them!
I'm about as cheap as they come with bicycling, and I can be outspoken about it but only because it would be a shame for someone to be discouraged from cycling because they mistakenly believe that it's expensive. That doesn't need to take anything away from the whole sub-culture of prizing high-quality and high performance cycling equipment. My 2 cents.
When the average joe goes to a bike shop and realizes they need to drop over 1K for a new bike (then the outfit, then the clipless pedals and shoes, don't forget gloves), cycling is expensive. It is not mistaken to believe cycling is expensive, especially if you start looking at the higher dollar bikes. I'm pretty surprised at the dollar amount that most cyclists are riding around...I thought I had expensive tastes.
That doesn't mean I am against people spending what they want on what they get, just that I disagree with that point.