Originally Posted by
johnny99
The cheapest brand name road bike is around $700. Diminishing returns start from there. A $1400 bike is not 100% faster (or even 10% faster) than a $700 bike.
Yeah, I think Tiagra and aluminum is the where the diminishing returns start to get steep. A guy I mentored into racing this year is on a 3-year old 19 lb carbon Giant with Tiagra, and he's destroying guys on $5000 bikes. A newer or more expensive bike isn't even on his radar.