Originally Posted by HoudiniSplicer

However, I actually think it has more to do with the fact that they're afraid they won't be the only kid on their block with a track-esque bike anymore... OR that they'll be seen as "less cool" because you can get a bike similar to the one they ride at WalMart.

Personally, I couldn't give a **** less about what kind of bike WalMart sells, or who buys it, or what people think when they see me riding down the road and wonder if I got my bike at Wally World.

Originally Posted by redfb

its just like skateboarding, you spend 130 bucks on a board and you're at the park and see some guy on a cheap0 one, i don't get mad..i just think he may be less fortunate than me. Everyone has their own level of "expensive" so maybe that's all he could get, so i understand and respect that.