At the international courier meet ups, everyone wanted to trade for De Gronne Bode (spelling/grammar?) Copenhagen  neon green Tuborg jerseys.

ETA checked out Principia's website-their carbon frames seem to be a decade or so behind current trends.

Close! “De grønne bude”. I forgot about those 

Seems right. I have not seen a person under 50 on a Principia. The only danish bike brand you see a bit on the road here, is Pronghorn and that is just a Winspace frame.

Is Principia still in business so you can represent?  Loved their aluminum frames in the 90s.

They sure are!

As a Dane I’m a bit afraid to admit I have never tried one though.. 

You are racing in Denmark, why does it need to be light?

Well. If you can find a light option, then why not? 

But I know what you mean and I agree.

I changed my 32C rear tyre the other day, gp5000, because it was dying. I hated life for way too long. And broke 4 tyre levers in the process. Good thing I very rarely puncture.
Although to be fair, maybe I'm getting old too :p

Right?! The last time I mounted them I had to call a friend to help weak ass me to get them on 

After that I went away from using them..

Resale value is obviously important. However, if you are racing you want to be able to change things, upgrade and even crash without going broke. For sure, buying a second hand specialized SL7/8 or Giant Propel will yield better resale and you will know what you are getting. But, I want a 36 mm wide bar, 120 mm stem. 165 crank arms with 54 chainrings. There is no "complete" bika that comes with that. Second hand frames in Sweden where I live go for pretty high still. With the Tavelo Arow you get the frame and handlebars for a fraction of the cost. Honestly, I feel that the price point is very competetive if you take all those things in to account.

What did you end up paying for the total build?

I cant remember the last time I bought a bike with the thought of resale. Hell Im the guy who always sells his stuff way too cheap.

Well. I wish I was a place in life were that was the case for me also 

I just think I get a kick of getting a good deal. A good deal for me is something with a good resale value or good value for my money (isn't that the reason why we're all here?).

Agreed. Also, not everybody is hard core cyclist. I have two friends, both engineers, who are thinking about buying a Chinese bike and they take into consideration the spec sheet with resale value in mind. 1. It's option value, and 2. They're unsure they will fall in love with cycling (road cycling is hard at the end of day) and so they want to know if they can resell stuff if they don't get hooked on the sport.

Funny thing. I'm a engineer and it's the same regarding spec sheet and resale value. The difference is that I do race on my bikes.

I have been riding roadbikes for 5 years now and manged to upgrade my bike 3 times now for little money, because I've made choices with good resale perspective.

(Also, it helped that I'm 200 cm tall, so people my size that want something used, have to pay extra compared to the 54-56 sized bikes. Good thing here, but shitty thing when I just want a Hygge frame and they do not make them that big!)

but the wheels sold on aliexpress are the cheap versions and have nothing to do with the top versions (DRIVE) sold on their site

You might be right. As I said - I’m no expert. So help me gain knowledge! What is the big difference?