Originally Posted by
AdamDZ
We'll run out of popcorn. I don't want to get into this but this was one of the most outlandish statements I have read in a while
So you're saying whether it's a $99 Nashbar aluminum frame, $500 Surly steel frame, or $1000 Yeti carbon frame, it's "just a part"? And there is absolutely nothing special about them? Have you ever built a bike by yourself? Why don't we all ride those cheap frames Walmart uses to put together $100 bikes?
Oh, and a $15 plastic Wallmart saddle is just as fine as $100 WTB or $200 Brooks saddle? There is nothing special about saddles, hmmm....
Then why we bother...
The question is: why is the frame such an important component of a bike vs. all of the other components of a bike? The question is not whether one frame, wheelset or saddle is better than another. I think we agree on the latter question.