A lot of us would agree with this guy

[mustang1]

https://www.bikejames.com/strength/dont-fall-for-the-bike-mag-hype/

(Well, I hope a lot of us would agree with him).

Ps: I think he sells fitness programs. I have no affiliation etc...

 

[JhnBssll]

Yes and no... Of course there's an awful lot of truth in it, but the engineer in me rather likes buying the new unnecessarily complicated and exotic bits just to tinker with

 

[Racing roadkill]

Got to love the irony of opening the link whining about commercialism / adverts, only to be hit by a pop up advert.

 

[davidphilips]

Agree with you , I was out today for about 5 hours on a 65 year old bike and a friend was on an almost new bike with di2 know it was not mtbs but i was able to keep up and enjoy the cycle just as much on an old bike as i would have on a new latest and very expensive bike perhaps more.

Only thing is i still spend more than is senseable on bikes know i could save a lot by not buying bikes and related bits but its my hobby/sport/transport and spend a lot less than i would if i smoked or went out drinking so over all consider it money well spent.

 

[Cuchilo]

Agree with you , I was out today for about 5 hours on a 65 year old bike and a friend was on an almost new bike with di2 know it was not mtbs but i was able to keep up and enjoy the cycle just as much on an old bike as i would have on a new latest and very expensive bike perhaps more.

Only thing is i still spend more than is senseable on bikes know i could save a lot by not buying bikes and related bits but its my hobby/sport/transport and spend a lot less than i would if i smoked or went out drinking so over all consider it money well spent.

I think some of us have a lot more fun than you regardless .