Originally Posted by spdracr39

Because I can.

I want my bike to hold a certain amount of "Street Cred" by Looking cool and having name brand recognizable components. It's the same reason I bought a carbon frame bike instead of keeping my good enough aluminum. Having said that I ride on a stock low end Bontrager seat because it is comfortable to me and I have no good reason to put the Fizik on yet that I already have. To enjoy a ride the bike has to be comfortable to ride and make me feel good about owning it.

I know from a necessity standpoint this is a waste of money but as I said I do it because I can.