Originally Posted by
genejockey
I will say, however, that there is an oft-repeated sentiment here that if you don't race, you shouldn't buy better equipment that might make you faster, which to my way of thinking is nonsensical. Wanting to go faster seems to me to be a big part of why a lot of us ride bikes.
Sure, I get that. But you’re missing a key part of my post: these are posters why seem pretty concerned with money. They come here apparently hoping to be told that it will be well spent – that will make them much faster.
If I weren’t racing, or at least trying to regularly keep up with fast riders, and I wasn’t made of money, the last thing I’d be considering is an upgrade from a pretty good wheelset to a super duper wheelset — as an example. I’m guessing that some of those folks could gain as much speed by simply buying an aero jersey.