Originally Posted by
grolby
I've never paid $6000 for a bike (geez, my used CAAD10 frameset was $375), but lightness is a real world benefit. Some people have an almost ideological commitment to the idea that weight doesn't matter. But duh, of course it does. What real world benefit do you get from being so delusional?
How much weight are you talking about? You don't say.
How much "real world" benefit are you talking about? You don't say.
How much lighter do you think a $6,000 bike weighs over a $3,000? You don't say.
The difference in weight is small. The real world benefit is very small. Spending an extra $3,000 doesn't make sense for most people.