Originally Posted by FixdGearHead
Totally cool - glad you didn't take any insult to the question; if you have goals of moving up in Cat, then certainly opens the discussion of racing a higher-end bike...tho the whole adage is "race only what you could replace!"
May want to reduce the cost of the bike to budget for a couple pairs of race wheels?
Agreed on wheels. But, let me express, I really don't think I'll be making a purchase of 9 grand. It'll be more like 5 or 6. And this will not be raced in cat 5. I plan on being upped to 4 in a few more races (hopefully).