Michael O'Hair

Just to bring in some reality, bicycle racing is CHEAP. Despite the pricey toys, (carbon fiber everything, "ultra-light" everything else), bicycles are barely on the map.

Watch the Indy-type cars next time you're at PIR in the season and you'll see what a bargain we have. This is a pretty good article on the Brix-Comptech Indy car and it brings out the fact that racing at that level costs $400 a MILE.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/archive/112_9604_newest_indy_car/

Now you can discuss amongst yourselves why people are showing up at PIR with $6000 bikes.

----- Original Message -----
From: T B
To: Kristin ; obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Tuesday PIR retraction

So now bicycle racing is only for the Rich? Sounds like a typical American.