More of a thought exercise than anything else, but all else being equal, what would get you the "better" (I guess I mean faster) bike, a new "superbike" (lets not go crazy, but say 6-8k price range), or something like a used p5-six frame that you build up with all the aero goodies? I feel like maybe I'd end up at about the same end price, but might end up with a slicker bike going the used route. Only thing I see as an aero "loss" might be the lack of hidden cables (but, i'd image going with a built up sram red 1x) you lose a bunch of that potential exposed cable anyway.
Thoughts? Ideas? I am currently riding an old leader aluminum frame. It's got aero"ish" tube shapes, but not sure it's actually all that aero. It gets me into my position, and realize that the frame is a small part of the picture, I'm just wondering if it might be worth it to start getting some upgrades (that would be able to migrate to the next frame), and then in the next year or so, upgrade the frame, migrate the parts, get a few more goodies, and have a pretty tricked out rig. Or do I just ride what I've got now, save up and get something new with the newest tech. Just seems like a tri-rig front end, some aero brakes, etc. will get you 99 % + of the way there, or maybe even faster.
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Thoughts? Ideas? I am currently riding an old leader aluminum frame. It's got aero"ish" tube shapes, but not sure it's actually all that aero. It gets me into my position, and realize that the frame is a small part of the picture, I'm just wondering if it might be worth it to start getting some upgrades (that would be able to migrate to the next frame), and then in the next year or so, upgrade the frame, migrate the parts, get a few more goodies, and have a pretty tricked out rig. Or do I just ride what I've got now, save up and get something new with the newest tech. Just seems like a tri-rig front end, some aero brakes, etc. will get you 99 % + of the way there, or maybe even faster.
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