Originally Posted by
osco53
I regularly spank guys on bikes costing 3 times what my mountain bike cost($1500+ hop ups.got 2grand in it)
And they are often ten, twenty years younger than me
I take great pride in that fact as I do my bikes..
This is a very common attitude. The implication is that people who aren't great cyclists shouldn't have great bikes. They don't deserve it, is that it? Or at least, the bikes are wasted on them?
I can't see it, myself. People are entitled to spend their money as they choose. I don't expect people with expensive cars to have the skills of F1 drivers, I don't expect people with the latest Cervelo to climb like Pantani. And I certainly don't expect them to put off buying their Cervelo until they can.