Originally Posted by Inertianinja

did i say i raced? what does your race have to do with this topic?
i dream of the day when i can talk about equipment upgrades without someone making an "anti fred" post about how they race and have achieved a state of cycling authenticity that transcends their actual bike parts. it's like if i were to walk up to some college kid and mock him for having a new blackberry because he doesn't use it for work. maybe he just likes his new blackberry, and doesn't want to have to defend it.