When I decided to get a road bike in 2013, I figured I'd get a decent new bike at my arbitrary threshold of $1K. Boy, was I in for a surprise. I paid $2200 for a NOS 2012 bike, and was glad I did. I remember one bike shop had a "sold" tag on a bike marked at $13.5K.
Road biking with a modern new bike isn't for the working class.
I'd like to ride a vintage road bike in good shape soon just to compare with mine.
If I had taken my time and explored more options, I probably would have just bought used -- and perhaps vintage used.
Last edited by UnderDawgAl; 09-17-20 at 07:33 PM.