I have to say, in college, I would have identified with the ad. I rode my bike as my means of transportation and one of the reasons I didn't ask girls out was that I didn't have a car to take them on a date with and was too embarrassed about having to take public transit or ask if they had a car. Now I'm married in a house with two incomes and we don't have a car and I couldn't care less what anyone thinks. Life goes on and age changes your perspective on things.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"