Fobroader
I'm Awesome
Carbon fiber frames, light weight metal cranks and cassettes, shocks, carbon fiber wheel sets, carbon fiber spokes, carbon fiber bars/seat post/stem... it all adds up after awhile.
The second you say carbon fiber anything....than $5-10K isnt ludicrous, I just cant believe that bikes are that much. Im with mean grean, 4-500 bucks is about the upper limit of what Id spend on a bike. I guess my whole bad experiences with bikes have been with bike couriers in downtown Calgary, those guys should be taken off the road.