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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
My daily commuter has more than that put into it. Then again I can justifiy if because to work and back is 64kms round trip.To me those are commuters. That trek is only $2500 us. The cannondale synapse is actually $9500. Who says a commuter has yo be some cheap thing? I only bike year round yo commute.I only ever drive my car on long road trips or when I need to move.
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Sorry, but once you cross the $2500-3000 barrier on a current carbon road bike nowadays, unless your last name is Armstrong or LeMond, you aren't going to see a measurable difference to a $10,000 bike. You might shave off 1/2 - 1 pound at the expense of less durable components, and you'll get to work 18 seconds faster.
If I was commuting on a drop bar road bike, and am buying Aluminum frame with Shimano 105 and Panniers. If it gets dumped, it's still rideable, it it gets trashed or stolen, it is replaced for less than the cost of your Aero bars, and giant disk Velodrome rear wheel. Need a new crankset? $120 on ebay. For $1200 you'll get a bike that will last just as long, if not longer, that weighs 2 pounds more, and slows you down a minute.... maybe, over your 64 kms.