Originally Posted by Xanti Andia
I appreciate and respect people's aesthetic concerns and the care that goes into their bikes, but bottom line bikes are for riding. I draw the line where worrying about the bike gets in the way of riding it.
Absolutely right! If the bike isn't a little beat up, it hasn't been ridden enough. I've always been amused by people who treat their bike as if it were some sacred object. Hogwash! A bike is a tool. It's meant to get beaten up. Every dent tells a story.
Now a carbon fiber frame, that's a different story. Put a scratch in one of them, and the whole thang will start to unravel! Old school steel still has some advantages.
- L.