Originally Posted by
st0ut
no i think you missing my point.
On my Fuji touring i avg 30 kph or a 2 min KM
if i where to jump on e a madone for the next KM I think i should expect the next kilomete to be 1 min. 54 secs. with the thumbrule of 1 sec per $500.
Incorrect. Yes, all other factors being equal, going from a 30lb touring bike to a 20lb road bike may make the ride go a little faster...weight being only one factor. But the thing is, I could easily spend 10k on a primo touring bike, but still be faster on a 1k road bike...so price is not the issue unless you are comparing apples to apples.
OK, so let's say we are comparing an entry level road bike with higher end road bikes (apples to apples). Sure, you may see a difference going from a $600 bike to a $1.2k bike to a 2.4k bike, but as you go up in price the difference in performance becomes much less evident...so the increases are not linear.
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