Originally Posted by
2manybikes
Thinking you know something about the person, by what bike they ride is projecting your perception on someone else. It's often wrong. There are many reasons people buy high end bikes.
What about those of us who have and enjoy high end bikes, beater bikes that look terrible, and everything in between?
Which bike is the real "me"? Answer - none. It's just a bicycle.
+1
In these forums there are a lot of
assumptions made about people who own and ride high end bicycles ... the main ones being that the people who own and ride high end bicycles think the bicycles will make them faster, or think that they are better than people who don't ride high end bicycles.
Chances are the people who ride high end bicycles do so because they like those bicycles and enjoy riding those bicycles.
I'm one who has and enjoys relatively high end bicycles, beater bicycles, and everything in between.
Do I think my high end bicycles will make me faster ... nope. In my dreams!
Do I think I'm better than other cyclists because of my bicycles ... nope. I'm just out there enjoying the ride.
Are my higher end bicycles more comfortable ... yes, I'd have to say that in general they are. But that's probably because I've purchased them with the right fit in mind, and a geometry I like.
Generally speaking, I don't even notice what other cyclists ride ... unless there is something about it that stands out as particularly eye-catching.