[hoosiermama]

Is this the $6,000 bike?

[jjackson]

The shoes alone cost $6,000.

[Bahbah]

Hi, hm. What can a $6,000 bike be made of, I wonder? We all know what Kerry is made of.

[Charles Martel]

Is this the $6,000 bike?

Yep. They took it straight to the bike shop, too... he must've scratched the paint. Hah, that reminds me of the old Warner Bros. cartoons where, following an automobile accident, the ambulance arrives and the medics take the *car* away on the stretcher, leaving the driver laying there. :-)

Make no mistake... any high-quality American-made bicycle with top-shelf parts is going to cost several thousand dollars. I don't begrudge the guy his choice of bicycle, but Kerry's attempts to appear youthful and vigorous are also serving to reinforce the general perception of him as an elitist. Same thing with the $$$$ haircut - ordinary people see that stuff and shake their heads in bemusement.

If Kerry is trying to look like "a man of the people", he has quite a ways to go before he catches up with the guy who drinks gas station coffee:

[70times7]

This must be one of at least two. The last time I saw a bike picture it was also on a Serotta, but a different one.

At least he has good taste in bikes - Serottas are 1st class custom Ti bikes - components look to be shimano dura-ace. If I had 1/100th his $ I would have the same bike in a heartbeat (but not puke orange). There are so many reasons to dislike the guy as a candidate IMO anyone who swipes at him for the cost of his ride is nit picking. A top of the line Serotta Legend Ti frame goes for ~5K with the most expensive fork option. With a good wheelset and dura ace build-up tack on another ~2.5k or so. From the curved look of the seat stay this may be a less costly frame model.

If the guy loves to ride, more power to him. Just so long as I don't have to see the secret service in a pace line after November.