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Are Expensive Bikes and Gear Really Worth The Investment?
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this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2025
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I have to give my local shop some credit here. I'm intending to move up from my Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 to a carbon bike; the salesman said that for most riders, the SLR 7 isn't worth the money for what you can expect to get out of it and recommended the SL.