Everything just got bigger and at this price there's a lot of steel where more expensive bikes have aluminum and carbon.
They do ride a lot differently and I don't think faster for most people. But I do think they are a lot more fun.
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Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."