Originally Posted by
SpedFast
Thanks to everyone that responded. I can see now that a carbon bike is probably in my future and not aluminum. I've already eyed some nice carbon endurance bikes and will proceed in that direction. I'm sticking to the 105 mechanical group set though because of familiarity and my well stocked parts bin. Time to go for a ride, Smokey
Most of the higher-end mainstream endurance bikes are carbon anyway. Everything else (steel, alloy, ti) is either in the budget category or boutique/custom market. So just go with the flow and you are unlikely to be disappointed.