Originally Posted by
SlimRider
When using the term "avant-garde", I guess I was attempting to create the mental image of a proven bicycle that has risen to the top of SSFG cycling, in terms of comfort, speed, agility, style, and durability.
That's not what avant garde means.
Avant garde means new, experimental, and innovative. You can't just make up the definition to fit what you want it to be, especially when you mean the exact opposite ("proven" vs. "experimental")! Perhaps that's where much of the confusion in this thread is occurring.