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Whats awesome about cycling is that anyone who has comparitivly little cash can ride the same bikes seen under the euro pros. you would never see this in motor racing for eg. And you can take special pride in putting some guy on his R80k bike away on your R5k scott or raleigh. Take pride in what you can do on your bike, not what your bike can do for you.

 

And secondly, the margins on the high end bikes help keep the bike shops in business and make serving and parts affordable to most people. You dont want the salesmen to ask, what was your argus time? Oh 6:15, sounds like you should be shopping in the R6000 to R7500 bracket.
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ok sorry i am late havent read the whole thread!!! capri you know what sickens me?????

 

 

 

i ride a 9.5 kg bianchi by far not the lightest bike in the peleton but on my day i can ride away from most people on it life goes on it doesnt matter about what bike you ride or what you wear its about how you ride it and what you do on the bike

 

 

 

if you have an issue with people that ride bikes more expensive than yours then get off the hub go train and work out a plan to get sponsored for a nice expensive bike!!!

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ok sorry i am late havent read the whole thread!!! capri you know what sickens me?????

i ride a 9.5 kg bianchi by far not the lightest bike in the peleton but on my day i can ride away from most people on it life goes on it doesnt matter about what bike you ride or what you wear its about how you ride it and what you do on the bike

if you have an issue with people that ride bikes more expensive than yours then get off the hub go train and work out a plan to get sponsored for a nice expensive bike!!!

 

ClapClap Well said, turtlek!
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Most guys and gals that have cheap bikes don't realise that WE people who have expensive bikes also experience BAD days. And that the embaressment of going slowly up a hill is as big as the price of the bike. SO.....as i have the money to spend on my bike as i see fit....Remember this....I am paying for the possible consequence of riding slowly up a hill wtih someone who is thinking.....GOD he must be desperate to look good , cause he definitely cannot ride that machine.

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Most guys and gals that have cheap bikes don't realise that WE people who have expensive bikes also experience BAD days. And that the embaressment of going slowly up a hill is as big as the price of the bike. SO.....as i have the money to spend on my bike as i see fit....Remember this....I am paying for the possible consequence of riding slowly up a hill wtih someone who is thinking.....GOD he must be desperate to look good ' date=' cause he definitely cannot ride that machine.[/quote']

 

Oi you left me to bridge the gap to the peleton alone yesterday! Eish why you do that to me?Confused
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i see people at the shop every weekend with clearly more money than sense, walking out with bling-bling. i don't begrudge the fact that they can afford better stuff than me, and actually get a kick out of seeing someone with the same smile on their face that a young kid gets when he gets to take a shiny new bike home.

 

 
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What's so wrong with these guys and the bikes they ride? Do you think they do not belong on the road? I have a nice bike but I'm very slow. So what. If you think I do not belong on the road that you race on come tell me to my face!

Liar!!!!! You have LOTS of very nice bikes and yes I hate you because of it' date=' and yes, I am not going to tell you face to face because your face is too far away!!!!

 

I hate Mondays.
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And he is not paticularly slow. OT is a blerrie big LIAR!!!!!Wink I saw him at the Transbaviaans.

 

Not me! Must have a twin out there.Confused

 

Wie is hierdie persoon?????

 

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smiley5.gif I am not to sure what to make of this ? Should I feel guilty cause my bikes are to expensive or should I only feel that way it I happen to carry, push , throw or do anything else but ride it ?

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