Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
Actually, in this particular case, I think that you have GAINED mega coolness points due to the step-through frame design.
--- Yes, in the bicycling mecca of China, the step-through frame is sought after.
You asked,
"...does it really matter anymore what style of bike you ride anymore? Or will I look really stupid..." It does not matter and you won't look stupid when you're on that cool bike.
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"The bicycle is the perfect transducer to match man's metabolic energy to the impedance of locomotion. Equipped with this tool, man outstrips the efficiency of not only all machines but all other animals as well." Ivan Illich ('Energy and Equity')1974