Originally Posted by
wolfchild
$ 9000 for a motorcycle is totally worth it....$ 9000 for a bicycle isn't worth it, in fact spending that much on a bicycle is laughable and ludicrous. That bicycle probably took about $ 4000 to actually manufacture. There is nothing special about that particular suspension design or geometry and it's not even e-assisted. You're just paying extra for the brand name and the image that it projects.
It is also OK to just say "hey I don't know much about bikes, my knowledge is elsewhere".
Your posts sometimes feel like that "bike friend" people have that has one bike and only rides that bike and may not maintain it and certainly barely knows much more than the specific bike they are riding but that person wants to value that opinion which means nothing in most contexts beyond the one bike they ride.