Originally Posted by Renaissance_man

So your saying that even though my bike looks exactly like a State Bicycle, performs just as well as one, has similar frame geometry, weighs almost exactly the same as one, costs less than an off the shelf bike, and I have the satisfaction of building it myself, that it is a turd simply because it isn't a 'brand' name bike? Much more people would be interesting in cycling and bikes in general if everyone wasn't a snob that had to ride something because of a freaking brand name... It's not like I'm competing or professionally racing the thing for God's sake.