Old 12-26-20, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rubiksoval


How is it snobbery to assert that one bike material is better than another for both performance and value for money?
You're making a pretty big assumption about value for money let alone performance. Although I think in general carbon is nicer there's no way its a better value for money. Carbon frames are fairly expensive compared to the average aluminum frame and some carbon get down right ridiculous price-wise. Top end Specialized, Trek, Pinarello and others offer marginally better performance for $8-12,000 framesets that people actually buy for some goofy reason. Some will get you marginally better aerodynamics and shave a lb or 2 but for the average rider a top end aluminum frameset will perform as well as anyone really needs. Dollar for dollar aluminum is a better value, carbon isn't inherently better, and its really not a great value.

OP: Ribble doesn't fully list the differences. But the DT wheelset on the Rose is better then the Aksium and the Ribble uses their own label parts vs low end ritchey which might be better or worse but no way to compare. Wheels are a part though.
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