I stopped reading when I got to Lynskey. You do not apply. LOL.

Drag - titanium bike lover

So after 120 posts the long & the short of it is no, it never ends.

Yep!

And this is BF ... this thread could very well keep going for another 120 posts. :D

Oh I know, that never ends either.

Didn't read any of the other posts... but for me, it does end.

It ended when I started racing and got on a team that gives out team frames to peeps that race the most. And discounts on everything else.

So now that I have more than enough bike (Raleigh Militis 3, Chorus 11, PT on Open Pros or Zipps 404s), all I need to focus on is the engine. That's where any new improvements will be made.

I could upgrade some of it, sure, but it's certainly not holding me back in racing. It's all about upgrading the engine at this point.

Like mattm, I think I may have started to reach the end too. I don't think there's much I could change to my race bike to make it any faster, except to improve the engine. That doesn't mean I would turn down a good deal on a new frameset, but it's not a big deal for me.

Next you'll be getting a touring bicycle and heading out on a 3-week tour. :D

It's on my bucket list. I was thinking of maybe riding from Vancouver to Tijuana. Can't get lost as long as I keep the Pacific on my right, right?

Absolutely!


(Of course that was our thinking too riding the Velodyssey Trail in France, up the west coast ... just keep the Atlantic on the left. But somehow we managed to get lost twice today. :lol:)

This. The more I ride, the more I realize and know it's all about the engine. Nothing more. Having nice gear is a plus, but it will not make me any faster. The only time this is not true is aero gear for a TT and that's it.