Got back from the bike show around 3pm this afternoon. Spent most of the day there  unintentionally. I did end up buying a new bike, but I spent a lot of time hemming and hawing between the $6000 bike that was reduced to $3200 (it was a demo bike) and the $3200 bike that was reduced to $2100 (new).

I ended up with the latter mainly because I new that I can’t really justify riding a $6000 bike - at any price and also, I really wanted to spend a few bucks on accessories – new bottle cages, shoes, pedals, etc.

All in, I ended up well within budget, and after a quick spin when I got home, quite happy with my purchase as well.