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By the same reasoning, there's no good reason to buy jewelry, a watch that costs more than $50, nice clothes, sports cars, nice silverware, and lots more things
by chihuahua 3y ago
By the same reasoning, there's no good reason to buy jewelry, a watch that costs more than $50, nice clothes, sports cars, nice silverware, and lots more things.
Some people who are into cycling have a lot of disposable income, and they want to buy themselves something nice. Then they feel happy for a while.
The author claims that there are only "pro racers" and "everyone else", but that's not true - there are also amateur racers, who benefit from carbon bikes except they're not doing it to earn a living.
Finally, the argument that carbon bikes are ugly and steel bikes are beautiful is completely subjective. I feel that the exact opposite is true, but it's irrelevant because it's a subjective opinion.
- mantas 3y agoTitanium is nice, expensive and durable :)
- mikae1 3y ago> Some people who are into cycling have a lot of disposable income, and they want to buy themselves something nice. Then they feel happy for a while. If that’s the case you contact a frame builder that will make you a bespoke lugged steel frame tailored to your measurements. The off-the-shelf carbon frame is the collectible sneaker of the bike world. The custom steel frame is the pair of bespoke Italian leather shoes. The Marosticana[1] perhaps? [1] https://officinabattaglin.com/products/custom-steel-bikes/marosticana/ https://officinabattaglin.com/products/custom-steel-bikes/ma...
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