Originally Posted by
smarkinson
Maybe, maybe not. I watched this video a few days ago and I was surprised at the difference between the $7,000 bike vs the $1,400 bike (the performance of the Walmart bike wasn't surprising). Nearly 6 minutes over an hour is a significant difference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXflmGqJakA
A >9% climbing difference between a $1000 road bike and a $7000 road bike?
That's considerably bigger than the difference I get between my Emonda and my 1984 Stumpjumper drop-bar conversion with bar-end shifters and full-length fenders and 2" tires.