http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sy19X0xxrM
I love bikes that are too expensive or high quality for their purpose. i can't justify a tk2 for riding to work but i want to. want to want to.
i love bright colors too if they're coordinated. that fog bike is tasty.
i love riding a bike somewhere just to sit and sip coffee with it leaning against the cafe table. yes, it's a fashion accessory in that moment. yes, it's way more than that when you're on it. yes, i love it for both of those reasons.
yes, i am attracted to girls that ride fast bikes just for that reason.
yes, totally into silly **** like made up labels and jokes like AYHSMB and my "bianchai" stickers.
yes, i totally want a pair of clincher 808's to ride on because they look sweet. i want to race on a track, but i don't need 808's in any sense of the verb.
yes, i think a brake totally makes a track bike look like ****.
yes, i like blowing through lights when it's reasonably safe to do so.
yes, i'm ashamed that i don't bomb hills with more speed. yes, it's because i'm scared of falling.
yes, i love cars and bikes and would probably have and drive a fast car if i could afford it.
yes, i like NJS parts on steel track bikes. not because it's njs, but because it's classy.
yes, i think conversions are total bull****. i'd much rather see a nicely done average gruppe vintage road build than even the nicest of conversions. i'd rather see someone pay for a kilo tt and put stickers all over it than do the environmentally thoughtful thing of converting a junky bike that they'll ride because they want a fixed gear. god dammit road bikes need gears.