>>111550
The age group time trial / triathlon scene is something else when it comes to paypiggery, of course you pay 10-20k for the best possible bike/cockpit/wheel setup but then there's the excessive testing with all other equipment, like buying 10 different 500€ helmets to be able to test which one is the absolute fastest for your position. Then my favourite is also custom made to measure skinsuits for a few thousand euros, the difference in speed versus a standard one is probably equivalent to 10-20W of power at the speed the top guys are going