Originally Posted by
tranzformer
I already have a road bike and have been riding for some time, 5yrs now. I have finally decided that I want to do some races and want to get myself a bike that I will use for racing/fast group rides. Nothing wrong with wanting to be a ww is there?

You don't need a 13lbs bike to go race. I've only been racing since last year, but I'd consider racing what you've got for awhile to build some mad skillz before dropping a lot of coin on a ride that may get destroyed in a race.