Originally Posted by
PeteHski
Well if that bike lives up to your own expectations and makes you happy then it’s all good.
But are you not even a tiny little bit curious about how a decent road bike would ride in comparison to this? I’m not talking about a $10k S-Works here. Something around the $2-3k level with 105 or mechanical Ultegra would provide a good benchmark for performance. Then you can decide if $500 for your bike really is a good deal or not.
It's not worth it. He had his mind set on this particular bike, and absolutely nothing was going to change it. I suggested he look into used bikes as they are better value for money for his budget, but he just rebutted the suggestion. He will soon find he wasted $1500 on 3 of these is my guess.