I look at it like "have Nascar, Indi, and F1 cars gotten better in the last (pick a number of years)?, sure, but does that make a difference on my commute and recreational driving on my old trusty clunker?, not so much. I find no matter what bike I ride, I drop guys that are slower than I, and I get dropped by guys that are faster then me, no matter which of my bikes I'm riding, and since I don't race anymore, meh.....