This. Exactly this - I think an extension on the min-max theme, but with looking at what used bike options exist, would be a really excellent series of articles. Drew (with the help of the rest of NSMB, and some of us forum goofballs) has created arguably the best set of information about how to properly get into good hardware spending under 2 grand for new stuff... Understanding where somebody can get awesomeness going on for less is a really fun thought exercise.
For my part, I've fully moved onto the carbon conspiracy, but a used three year old Instinct on LB wheels and some intentional excess carbon bling on the bars rides better than all but the nicest >$8k demo bikes I've tried (lots of them), and I'm still all in for three grand... it really can and should be done for less, and there's a lot to be said for putting in the work and research to do it for less, and NSMB has become one of the better resources for people willing to do that.
Nov. 8, 2017, 3:26 p.m. - Tehllama42
This. Exactly this - I think an extension on the min-max theme, but with looking at what used bike options exist, would be a really excellent series of articles. Drew (with the help of the rest of NSMB, and some of us forum goofballs) has created arguably the best set of information about how to properly get into good hardware spending under 2 grand for new stuff... Understanding where somebody can get awesomeness going on for less is a really fun thought exercise. For my part, I've fully moved onto the carbon conspiracy, but a used three year old Instinct on LB wheels and some intentional excess carbon bling on the bars rides better than all but the nicest >$8k demo bikes I've tried (lots of them), and I'm still all in for three grand... it really can and should be done for less, and there's a lot to be said for putting in the work and research to do it for less, and NSMB has become one of the better resources for people willing to do that.