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I'm not a Roadie but... New Giant flat bar disc bike looks really cool.

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Carbon_Dude:
I would need to add up the cost of building a carbon hybrid, it's possible it will not be that much cheaper.  Yes, I would like to have the satisfaction of building another bike myself, however, until my leg is much better than it is now, I won't have the luxury of working in the garage on my bikes very much.  As it is, it's killing me not to be able to wash my wife's car.

So, I plan on giving my ankle another 1-2 weeks then start riding my IP-057 around on platform pedals as I don't think I can safely do clipless.  Maybe after that, I will take a more serious look at the Giant FastRoad CoMax (BTW, who thinks of these names?).

Sitar_Ned:

--- Quote from: cmh on February 05, 2015, 01:38:25 PM ---Also, if I punched each person who said "for that much money, it'd better have a motor" I'd still be in prison.

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Hahaha, I could imagine this being one of those things that people that work in bike shops just universally hate to hear.

Here's my issue with road bikes.. They are just too damn fast! For the short while I had one I was just hauling major ass on that thing. Downhill you're easily hitting 40-50 miles per hour.. On this 17 pound plastic bike with super skinny tires, riding over asphalt with traffic around.. all while hunched over in a position that isn't exactly confidence inspiring. Don't get me wrong, I think the fact that they make such light weight super fast high tech bikes is awesome, but the simple physics of the situation just freaks me out a bit.

Carbon_Dude:

--- Quote from: Sitar_Ned on February 05, 2015, 06:17:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: cmh on February 05, 2015, 01:38:25 PM ---Also, if I punched each person who said "for that much money, it'd better have a motor" I'd still be in prison.

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Hahaha, I could imagine this being one of those things that people that work in bike shops just universally hate to hear.

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Agreed, funniest thing I've read today.

When I was in college, one summer I worked at a motorcycle dealership on the showroom floor, and for that much money the bikes did have motors in them :).

Sitar_Ned:

--- Quote from: Carbon_Dude on February 05, 2015, 06:20:51 PM ---When I was in college, one summer I worked at a motorcycle dealership on the showroom floor, and for that much money the bikes did have motors in them :).

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Haha, I guess you have a good point. They actually probably should have a motor in them for the price of some of these bikes. I mean literally a top of the line MTB will be the same price as a really nice motorcycle. It seems a bit illogical when you think about it.

cmh:

--- Quote from: Sitar_Ned on February 05, 2015, 06:25:58 PM ---
--- Quote from: Carbon_Dude on February 05, 2015, 06:20:51 PM ---When I was in college, one summer I worked at a motorcycle dealership on the showroom floor, and for that much money the bikes did have motors in them :).

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Haha, I guess you have a good point. They actually probably should have a motor in them for the price of some of these bikes. I mean literally a top of the line MTB will be the same price as a really nice motorcycle. It seems a bit illogical when you think about it.

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Not when you really think about what goes into their construction. Honestly, the fact that you can buy a functional bicycle for only a couple hundred bucks should be the surprising part, not that you can buy one for over $10k. No matter what folks are making, someone will make an uber-expensive one and claim it's better. (Look at $150 network cables) But when you can go out to the store and buy a bike which works and will be reasonably reliable and not even spend $200? That's kinda miraculous. Good luck convincing the general customer who doesn't know anything about bikes or manufacturing, though. :P

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