The Get fit club!

[janneppi]

The big difference comes from the 400$ walmart bike and the proper bike shop 700$ bike, after that the difference decreases. But there's no point comparing that 400$ to a 4000$ bike. They aren't meant for the same people.

My mtb would have cost around 4000Eur new(I bought it second hand) and my new "road" bike cost around 1600 Eur to build. I'm not really that fit or skinny, certainly compared to people who usually would ride them. But after riding mtb's and road bikes for 18 years I'm not going to buy a poorly performing or uncomfortable bike just to make the training harder. I value my pleasant time on the bike more.

Bike's are my money pit, I manage to justify the cost to myself and don't look back.
I was looking for chairs on my apartment balcony today and was shocked at the prices, 70 Eur for a chair, 500 Eur for a table and four chairs. WTF? I'm sure some one else would think that's a small price to pay.