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Old 01-09-16, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tjk23
.... I'm having trouble finding one with carbon rails and they are $130 more to save 60 grams. And to top it off I don't really think it will make a difference in ride quality.
I feel like I've got a disease.
The first step to a cure is an admission of the problem. Intellectually, you know it doesn't make sense to spend that much more for a marginal weigh savings, but emotionally you still want to.

Make a decision about which will win out, decide and move on.
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