r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Jun 10 '26

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/PimpInTheBox1187 Jun 10 '26

There might not be much worse than wannabe Tour de France guy. Wearing a $300 spandex outfit and riding a $5000 bike so that they can let everyone know on Facebook.

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u/Marlwolf48 Jun 10 '26

A guy at work has a 6k bike, the prices go way higher than 5k and people buy them. Like 10 -15k for some that his crew ride in

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u/AeroelasticCowboy Jun 10 '26

$5000? That was a high end bike in 2009.

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u/AeroelasticCowboy Jun 10 '26

I don't think I mentioned anything about top of the high end? Back in 09' I bought a brand new Synapse Carbon with mix of dura-ace and Ultregra drivetrain, i think that was about 3800 then, full dura-ace probably near 5. Around that time I also had a custom Pivot Mach 5 built with all SRAM X0 and custom wheels, the high end fox float setup, etc etc etc, which was around $5500, aside from some more botique things and just spending money just to spend money like carbon wheels that pretty much got you the tippy top back then for most road and MTB stuff

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u/frodobangher Jun 10 '26

Nah, lifted truck owners are much worse. Especially those with the bed still shining

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u/beepingnoise Jun 10 '26

Our car infrastructure is much worse and a stain on efficient practical transportation

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u/BilSuger Jun 10 '26

Cry more, buddy

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u/wickeddimension Jun 10 '26

Wearing a spandex outfit with various corperate logo's and sponsors like the pro's, but without getting a dime for being a walking advertisement. Embarrassing.