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[–] pc486@reddthat.com 75 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The advice is good (steel and aluminum are much underappreciated) yet this op-ed is weird and mean spirited. Yeah, carbon fiber bikes are expensive and quirky. They're a specialty bike for racers squeaking out tens of seconds to a minute or two of time. No one is seriously advising new riders to get a 10 grand bike. Why the gatekeeping? Let racers spend their money on their favorite, healthy, and engaging hobby.

[–] gramathy@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

You don’t even need to spend 10k to get a carbon bike anymore, they start under 3k