Just want to throw this out there - I'm still amazed by how silly it is bikes to cost this much. No matter what the material or components, i feel a high end road bike should not exceed $3000. A 09' Suzuki gsxr 600(sportbike) cost $10K, and it has ecu systems, engine, hundreds of mechanical parts etc. So why should a two wheels and a frame cost more than the motorcycle? Clearly the Suzuki has tons more engineering involved to build. I guess the bicycle companies charge big $$ because they can, not because its actually worth it.