A world tour pro would lap the field on a $500 bike if racing against a bunch of weekend warriors on $15k bikes. It's such a diminishing amount of performance c

A world tour pro would lap the field on a $500 bike if racing against a bunch of weekend warriors on $15k bikes. It's such a diminishing amount of performance coupled with a huge amount of advertising. If you want to spend $15k on a bike - go ahead, just don't be upset when you get overtaken by a 17 year old in gym shorts on a second hand clunker.