Originally Posted by
T-Mar
Given that this bicycle is in the USA, I would think the creator would be praised rather than criticized. After all, isn't America the land of doing your own thing, breaking the rules, flying in the face tradition, etc.?
Exactly.
This is not my cup of tea, but being in Brooklyn NY everyday, I see bikes like this all the time. It's a hipster bike, plain and simple, colorful, outlandish, in-your-face, different, and individual, and if I'm not mistaken, being a "hipster" is a very American thing. Do we have here a case of road bike snobbery? In the hipster crowd, a bike like this would be talked about like us C&V guys talking about a Basso Gap or Colnago Sport or maybe an accurate, period correct rendition of a 70's or 80's Tommasini or Ciocc. That's our thing, but a hipster wouldn't care about that at all. This bike however, would likely get them buzzing...