Most people who say things like this have never even seen one in real life. Dude, you ride a Lager. How much better - or even different - do you think your frame is from what State is offering?

State Bikes really aren't as bad as most people like to make them seem and I've heard they are a good company to deal with, customer service-wise. Yeah, they offer "fixies" in a bunch of sweet "colorways" but I've seen/worked on a few and they are many steps above other generic crap (like Republic, Big Shot, etc).

Also, the Contender seems like a decent bike and it's good to see them stepping it up a bit.