"Racing"...are you in an eternal "Cat 5/4" range (not to sound rude...just curious)?

If so, I'm a big proponent of racing on a lower level bike (which decent wheels/components, of course) rather than on a $4k+ bike and train on the higher-end bike. But regardless, if you're open to opinions, I've got plenty since I just finished up about 6 months of going back and forth between a wide variety of frames.