Big Boys Club

[Matty]

Very cool machine. 👌 I want something similar but probably more along the lines of a gravel bike with drop bars.

 

[Blitty]

this is my bike

it’s a Bad Boy, literally

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Just curious- a 1K bike to me sounds like it would be an insane splurge.

For you to decide - No I need the 2K bike!

What criteria is involved?

Is it that much better?

Looks badass and I’d love to be in the situation where I get the value and benefit out of it.

 

[Matty]

So I've been climbing 🚴 the same gravel hill for about two weeks now. I went from 4:12 to 2:51 in that span. I'm still slow as fuck compared to the average Strava user, but I assume that most of these guys are way lighter than me, and they haven't been sedentary for 42 years.

 

[Matty]

Just curious- a 1K bike to me sounds like it would be an insane splurge.

For you to decide - No I need the 2K bike!

What criteria is involved?

Is it that much better?

Looks badass and I’d love to be in the situation where I get the value and benefit out of it.

1k is still entry level. If money was no object I'd get a Cervélo Aspero ($3-4k). Rolling resistance is way lower on a good bike thanks to the stiffer frame and more precise everything.

I still love my $50 Lambo but it's robbing me of quite a bit of power.

 

[Blitty]

Those ultra-light Tour de France bikes are one thing.

Was curious about Trons urban assault bike.

 

[Tron]

Just curious- a 1K bike to me sounds like it would be an insane splurge.

For you to decide - No I need the 2K bike!

What criteria is involved?

Is it that much better?

Looks badass and I’d love to be in the situation where I get the value and benefit out of it.

A $1K bike is not an insane splurge. You’re not a bike rider (I get it, it’s not for everyone) so it seems like an insane splurge.

One hour on a $500 bike and then another hour on a $2K bike and you will feel -and see- the huge gap in performance and enjoyment.

 

[Tron]

There’s a lot of techno mumbo jumbo in here but at the end of the day, components matter

 

[Tron]

 

[Tron]

I like the rear integrated lights. It charges via USB. You can set it to solid or flash or rolling flash

 

[Matty]

Those ultra-light Tour de France bikes are one thing.

Was curious about Trons urban assault bike.

My Cervélo is a gravel bike, meant to be an all-purpose bike, not a racer.

Tron's bike is a perfectly reasonable purchase. Once you get into $2k territory the ride quality and mechanicals are superb. Seamless shifts and shit.

My buddy's GF has a custom Cannondale with electronic shifters, she paid over $10k Canadian for it. She just rides for fun.

 

[Matty]

What. A. Machine.

 

[Boner_18]

My brother in law is riding this 200mi race next month: https://www.unboundgravel.com/

Dunno the point. It's pretty easy to drive 200mi in a couple hours.

 

[Matty]

Very cool. 200 miles over 4 days is doable for most peeps. Gravel riding is a blast. 🤘

 

[Boner_18]

I looked at past winners, it's a single day (and night) for the 200. The whole event is 4 days... actually BIL must be doing the 350 cause he asked me for a sleeping bag.

Yikes.

 

[Matty]

Oh shit. Yeah no, this is fucking crazy.

 

[kato]

hard pass for fat kato

 

[roguejuror]

hard pass for fat kato

kato we can ride this one when I visit slc

 

[kato]

fuck yes we can