Originally Posted by
ThinLine
In which I replied, you can go alot more or alot less and you get what you pay for. I just happened to have my tommaso CF DA equipped bike, assos socks, descent stratos shorts, pearl izumi jersey, lg carbon gloves, shimao 215 racing shoes, blah, blah. Winter time would have really blown him away....All assos

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This is the very reason why a lot of road riders are looked at as name dropping snobs. I just help a new rider friend of mine get setup. Craig's List is a wonderful thing. I found a full Ultegra Specialized Allez w\Keo's for $500 after the odds and ends, about $800.00 total.