"the hating on the chrome pista thing is a little overdone, if you ask me"

i dont hate em. im sure they ride nice...they are just so silver they practically blind me in the sun.


"no offense to tony, cuz the guy is swell, but the iro's are the not the prettiest bikes in the world. they look good, but that's about it. so i don't understand this "just for show" reasoning"

my observations on the IRO thing wernt a personal attack on the guy...simply put ive never actually seen anyone ride them but EVERYONE is talking about them. ALL i hear about is how awesome they look and like you said they arent the prettiest bikes in the world(and i have to agree mostly). I'm just wondering what the catch is. Is it cause they are in the $500 range?
my ex partner who rode an older model pista pretty much switched out every stock part that came along with his bike.
i guess i just dont "get" what the hooplah is all about.