>>1949230That is, obviously, due to the ever increasing speed of advancement.
Current top of the line is far further removed from baseline as top of the line back then was.
The problem is obviously mongrels who believe they 'need' and are 'entitled to' top of the line products.
Perhaps its better to switch to one of those actually repulsive systems where stuff that is available to pros is expensive because no economy of scale because it is not available when not holding a pro card / being sponsored. This would keep spastics that dont race but need a UCI conformi g bike for whatever reason at bay.