Originally Posted by
MyTi
Even if you race unless you are a paid to race, sponsored professional, it makes zero sense to spend thousands on a bike.
It would make even less than zero sense for a professional, since their teams provide the bikes. In fact, in the lower ranks one of the few perks is that riders can sometimes sell off their old equipment at the end of the season to augment their meager salaries. Phil Gaimon covers this in one of his books.