Bicycles now are made from carbon fiber, the wheels are carbon the pedals titanium and the entire bike weighs less than the front wheel on your old two wheeler. The rub here is, you are now paying more for your new bike than your last used car.
As you begin your search for a professional bike, at some point you will catch up to the Pinarello Bolide TT. (This is a special Time Trial bike). This year’s model will run you about $14,000. Not too bad, you say, but that is without the wheels and tires. Ever buy a car without tires? Didn’t think so. But there is hope. You can get a Lew Racing Pro VT-1 wheel set that will run you almost 15K…luckily for you that has tires as well.
When you are all finished you have a sub 6 pound bike for just a tad under $30,000…forget a used car, I bought my Prius for $26K, and it’s got a seat for my wife too.
