Originally Posted by
Jaeger99
It sounds way more hardcore to obsess over specs and marginal performance gains - but looks matter to me. My bike puts a smile on my face every time I walk up to it. If the Orbea does that for you, don't discount that factor.
Let's face it, for the kind of riding most of us do, a thousand dollar bike would be totally adequate. At some point, how cool you think it looks should start to become the most important factor. I've always thought the supersix frame looks fast. If I had a carbon frame it would probably be a supersix.