Originally Posted by rpenmanparker

I take a risk here in speaking for Nick, but we have discussed this a number of times, so I feel pretty safe. To him it is not about what other people look like or think. He is driven in everything he does to have only the best. Having less than the best gnaws at him and won't give him any peace until he upgrades. He has told us that in just so many words. You should look up the wheel testing thread from last year which, after riding all kinds of stuff, culminated in him buying a pair of custom built Enves. His persona simply couldn't settle for less no matter what his brain told him about "good enough". And I've got a feeling that he "works" his bike pretty hard, no slacking. I wouldn't short change him on that.