How much you willing to spend on a bike?

[Veronica]

Y

Thing is, when you're riding, especially in a group, its really easy to get sucked into wanting better and more all the time...

I don't ride with that kind of group.

Speed is really about the engine. On my last tri I averaged 22 miles an hour on my lugged steel bike with a Brooks leather saddle, without aero bars. I did do most of the ride in the drops though. My bike weighs about 20 lbs. The overall winner (a pro) averaged 26 mph. I don't know what she was riding. But I'm willing to bet that if we had swapped bikes we would not have swapped times.

Veronica