I should have added that the 2025 industry promoted version of a performance road bike is already in the realm of a parody/joke. $10,000 for a porky 18 pound bike with heavy fussy and unnecessary disc brakes, squishy tractor tires filled with slime and pool noodles to prevent catastrophe in the event that you add 2 psi over-spec pressure to a tire and the hookless rims allow a tire blowoff.

We'd call this bike the Homer, if it wasn't for trademark violations.

But at least these bikes have mounts for a computer because in 2025 you have to be staring at a screen all of the time!