Bike porn

You brought op the £200 point, not me. If you want to keep spending top dolla on hyped up overrated parts with Italian names on them and bolt them to an expensive frame, only to end up with a finished product that will be less visually appealing than the carbon bike and not offer noticably better ride characteristics unless you're a pro rider, be my guest.

£200 was just used as a price point representing cheap.

You are missing the point of this thread I think. It is for dream bikes and parts, i.e. porn. A run of the mill mass produced cheap carbon frame with run of the mill cheap carbon wheels and standard parts is simply not porn.

I never spend top dollar on overrated parts thanks and my bikes are always low to mid range in price and while to me they look good they are not and never will be porn.

If you feel that carbon bike you are referring to is porn then good for you, you are easily satisifed which should bring you a happier life. To me it is just a standard/nothing special bike and no better worse than 1000's of other standard/nothing special bikes that are readily available.