Originally Posted by fender1
Prepare for flaming!
You need to read back further and realize that this post is as much class warfare ( or the perception thereof) as it is about bikes.
Believe me, I've been following this thread. I was as curious as anyone about the quality of the bike, but I'm skeptical about the idea of dumping a ton of money into such bike.
If you don't want to spend a lot but want a good road bike, you get an old one and upgrade some of it if you need to ($100 tops) or you get a fixie ($300, unless you do a conversion). Or you could always just buy a recent, used one for under $300.