• pc486@reddthat.com
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    9 months ago

    The advice is good (steel and aluminum are much underappreciated) yet this op-ed is weird and mean spirited. Yeah, carbon fiber bikes are expensive and quirky. They’re a specialty bike for racers squeaking out tens of seconds to a minute or two of time. No one is seriously advising new riders to get a 10 grand bike. Why the gatekeeping? Let racers spend their money on their favorite, healthy, and engaging hobby.

    • gramathy@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      You don’t even need to spend 10k to get a carbon bike anymore, they start under 3k