Originally Posted by cruentus
I can understand how someone who races would want every competitive edge, but is a 5 pound weight difference really going to make a difference to the casual/club rider? Is that 5 pounds really worth the extra money?
Exactly... I find that the couple of pounds difference between my bike and the typical ~2 grand CF bike is about what I should work on losing in body fat anyway.
In fact I can easily vary my body weight +/- 5 lbs without spend much more than a few dollars at the local fast foot joint.
Counter that with the over 20 years that my steel framed bike has lasted. What kind of history does CF have over 20 years?