Originally Posted by
Lombard
The pros ride what they do because their sponsors, the bike companies, supply their bikes. It's a promotion of sorts. Because the sheeple will follow what the pros do with the hopes they will ride like the pros.
So are you trying to say that, given a free choice, some pros would be racing ti/steel/aluminium bikes?
Very few people actually ride pro level £10K+ carbon bikes. But most club riders have long since figured out that carbon frames are the best choice for riding fast road or hitting hard mtb trails.
I get it that someone might prefer a steel frame for pottering around because they are cheaper, or they may well simply prefer the retro-look. It's just laughable when they try to argue that steel/ti is actually superior to carbon as a bike frame material.