Budget bikes more fun?

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by Jcgill

Basically that is what I mean.
I would use a cannondale caad or evo with ultegra or 105 to its full potential, no worries. However a pinarello or colnago with Super Record, i would baby too much to enjoy.

For me I rather have a pina than an evo. I would treat both bikes the same.

[kingpin75s]

A bike fine tuned to my preferences and riding style is the most fun, regardless of cost.

If I had a Charlie Cunningham, I would ride the crap out of it.

Budget bikes are for when I need to lock something up outside and will not be able to keep an eye on it.

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by Ronsonic

GPS has really taken ALL the fun out of life.

Ha.

An early version of the Hertz Everlost system directed me into a cow pasture somewhere in TX. Still not quite sure where.

Turns out that I hadn't pressed the last programming button on the damn thing and that little arrow wasn't showing me which way to go, it was just showing me which way I was going.

Hence the cowpies.

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by benb

I didn't go to much SCCA Autocross but when I did there was a guy (this was in NH) who was a national champion who drove an old Dodge Neon that was totally stock.

He was WAY faster than everyone else, regardless of how much their car cost.

Those Neons were pretty capable...and you could do a lot underneath that wasn't visible...suspension, bars, tires, subtle engine work.

Oh, and talent.

How does the old NASCAR saying go -- "If you're not cheating, it ain't racing!"

[lzuk]

Here’s a budget bike. Might be a little on the twitchy side

[mhespenheide]

I'm in this camp. I tend to be too careful with my best equipment, while I'm not afraid to play hard with my mid-level gear. Consequently, I've got a great fondness for blue-collar bikes or older race bikes that have already depreciated.

[pdmtong]

Originally Posted by joosttx

For me I rather have a pina than an evo. I would treat both bikes the same.

agreed, why not treat cheap or bling carbon the same? discs...ride in the rain and hose off. you are either going to crash, or not.

I wont run my rim Boras in the rain. so there is that.