Andrew R Stewart 

Some race equipment makes for frustrating club/local riding (meaning pretty much all riding where a mechanic isn't dealing with the bike weekly) because the trade off for weight loss or starting line bling is poor long term function without that frequent attention. One of the challenges the average non racer has is finding the balance between the click and play with little later maintenance stuff and the stuff that sets off his ego. This tipping point is shifting as the big companies make their top shelf stuff more and more race focused and the smaller companies that are trying to keep up in an oversaturated marketing world. Andy