Originally Posted by
carleton
You ride more miles than I do.
I would expect that if you ride 175 miles a week on a fixed gear (sounds ambitious, but I'll take you at your word), then I would imagine that you'd be more concerned with functionality and durability more than color and clear coat.
I am concerned about both, I need my bike to work well but at the same time I like it to look good.
And its 7 in the morning 18 in the evening. I got really lucky that my job is far away and a long commute. And it pays awesome haha.