Built by Custom Shop Cycles, purveyors of high-end, high-performance bikes, it was no doubt appreciated by both the raffle winner and the charity.

The TerraZa won the acclaim of Recumbent Cyclist News for being revolutionary: "This is the way we like to see recumbents built, the way more should be built and the way many high-end bikes will have to built in the future."

Then, around mile 15, I jumped in with a group of fit young guys on high-end bikes, riding single file to block the wind and trading off the unprotected front position.

Cannondale developed a proprietary bottom bracket and crankset technology called Hollowgram which has been featured in its high-end bikes since 2001.

Yes, he said,riders of high-end bikes notice other high-end bikes.

Kestrel is an American bicycle manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia, PA specializing in high-end bikes for triathlon, and road bicycle racing.

These bikes were priced between $150 to $350, filling in the open entry level price gap that their Mosh labeled high-end bikes could not.