>>1009587>rral sport >not wanting comfort while playing rral sports I've participated in, basketball, rugby, badminton, powerlifting, strongman and now cycling
Most of those rugged "manly men" in any of the sports always had massive ego issues and used perceived masculine acts to raise their egos
Everyone always saw through this and felt sorry for them and thought less of them for it.
People like comfort, no matter what they do, you can be comfortable biking for 100mi why destroy your ass?
There is an advantage to more expensive gear but put a pro on a shit bike and an amateur on a pro bike and the pro will shit all over the amateur despite the cost discrepancy