Some people will never get it.

It's like trying to explain my new Trek 520. It's steel, 20+ pounds, and no STI shifters, MSRP $1200 to other cyclists. No point.

They think I got ripped off while they ride their aluminum /carbon fiber bikes. I give up trying to explain the comfort of steel and touring bikes. I finally tell them it's a modified hybrid, but they still don't understand.