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@Khornight2
My geared bike (Al, light as fuck, RRP circa £900, actually cost nearer £400) is on average a couple of minutes faster than my fixed (Steal, not that light, made from dad's old bike bought 2nd hand in the 80's for a couple of quid) on my hour long commute... on christmas eve because of no traffic I made it in slightly over 30 minutes... so amount of traffic has about 6x the effect that spending 200x the money has.
But the fact is I'd rather ride the bike that's a minute or two slower because it's much more fun. (and I'm faster on both because of riding it)
2 totally different things... comfort does not go up with price... as long as you have a bike that isn't a peice of shit, it will be more dependant on personal tastes for comfort... in fact at the high end I'd say you generally trade comfort for speed...