DFW_Tri wrote:
I'm assuming by "back in the day", that was before Ebay and ST classified were a fantastic option to collect new and used gear at a great price, before the advent of Flo wheels and the increased competition, and thus dramatic price drops in powermeters etc. I'm not saying it could never be cheaper. I could develop a list of companies I would be thrilled to legitimately sponsor me and exactly zero of them would do so!! At at least on the local level, I just watch so many "sponsored" athletes pay more money for slower equipment.But you're missing the point that I was never under any obligation to purchase from that shop. this was late '90's and early '00's eBay was around, and back then there were probably better deals on eBay than there are now. ST classifieds were probably around then too, maybe?
(It also wasn't a team that you had to pay to be a member of, but I digress).
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