I've seen some complaints about high prices here lately, but I recall looking at a Nashbar catalog
or some such and seeing a 17-lb roadbike for $995 or something crazy like that.
In general it seems like rather affordable roadbikes have tons of high-tech, quality features.
...And I also read about high-end and/or custom steel frames that aren't bad either, but are still a
$1K step up in bike price usually.
At the same time I hear there are quite a few $4K bikes out there. Oh well, takes all kinds.
But I'm impressed at what you can get for cheap. (The stats about them anyway. I haven't ridden
them. When it came time for me to buy my last roadbike---20 yrs ago---there sure weren't many
options left after I rode them!)
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