Originally Posted by
surreal
Time for a dose of reality.
Agree
Originally Posted by
surreal
The fact that folks here try to dissuade the OP from upgrading his (her?) bike due to its age and original msrp is rude.
Here I don't agree because a lot of posters are quite naïve about the value of their bike and what it will take in both money and expertise to upgrade/update it. Yes, we can sometimes be pretty blunt as to how we phrase our concerns but the "dose of reality" is often needed.