I confess that:

I've always wanted a super short stem, just because of how it looks.

I've always wanted risers, just because how it looks.

I've always wanted it murdered out, because it looks awesome.

I've always wanted to ride a frame too small for me with a huge seat-to-bar drop, because I feel more aero, poised, but mostly because it looks more aggressive.

I've always wanted to make my own fake disc wheel, cause it looks awesome.

I've always wanted to keep my ****ty, thin 48 tooth chainring+crank that I salvaged from an old touring gruppe just because 48 tooth is slightly larger than 46 and I like how it looks better and nobody else has one.

I've ridden brakeless since day one, just because I was too lazy and impatient to put the brake on, and I never considered it since.

I've always wanted a fixed gear from day one, only because how it feels.

I've done all these things, And I'm not ashamed to keep doing them.