Carbon fiber frames are now quite common in mountain biking and road biking, many enthusiasts (just quite average riders) buy them. I think this bike for wealt

Carbon fiber frames are now quite common in mountain biking and road biking, many enthusiasts (just quite average riders) buy them. I think this bike for wealthy commuters and city dwellers, could replace public transit or Uber rides. People seem to have taken up cycling in cities due to the risk of riding on public transit. And as someone else said, taking a 50+lbs (25kg) e-bike inside or even upstairs is a pain. But I think most of all, this is sort of a "halo" product - the best bike they could build, probably very expensive, but "sexy" and definitely news-worthy - as this HN submission has shown. And in the future they can launch cheaper alu-framed versions of this bike when this bike has established LeMond's e-bike reputation.