Originally Posted by
rydabent
Read Bicycling magazine. The higher the price the greater the ballyhoo.
You never see the absolute fact that at a moderate price point you have all the bike you need. After that point all you are getting is name and snobbery.
You were talking about posts in this forum, not a bike ad magazine. Where are the posts that set you off? I don't read Bicycling magazine.
Originally Posted by
sweetman
I'm 65 and started riding in January. I'm a construction guy so there was no way I was going to were spandex. Well after increasing riding to 100 miles a week and doing 60 miles 2 weekends ago, I bought my third pair of bibshorts on Father's Day. Now when I ride with my bride of 45 years on the weekend, I have to wear cargos over them, but holy cow what a game changer when it comes to comfort.
That's how it always starts. Soon you'll stop giving a damn what others think and you'll be in full matching kit. After that you can start being mean to people who don't look pro. Then it's pain train and EPO and guads.