Probably because you popped in to post a pic of your expensive (comparatively) bicycle and said "MINE'S BETTER!"

However I may disagree with your tact, or lack thereof, I do in fact agree with your supposition. I believe it's better (financially as well as for sanity sake) just to spend more to start with. Not everyone could afford your LeMond, but surely most folks can come up with a little more than the Denali's buy-in, which usually buys a much better bike.

But that's the beauty of Cig's test. We get to see if our bias towards low-end bikes is founded, or not. For now, I'd say that the amount of adjustments Cig has had to do would practically render the bicycle "broken" for a great majority of the public... But I'm very intrigued to see how much value he can get out of it when cared for well.