When I was an aspiring college student I always tried to race the aluminum and carbon race bikes with my hybrid commuter and I'd never be able to hang on for more than 5 minutes. Tried so hard and got so far, but in the end I work far harder than I should have. Once I obtained a proper roadbike and lost the spongy suspension up front, I became the ******* I had always wanted to pass, but I'm always looking at that faster person ahead of me as a goal and never behind.