Originally Posted by rideBjj

I'll preface this by saying, no offense to OP and I'm not saying this is him, BUT

The ironic part about the whole "aero wheels to make me look and feel sexier so I will ride more" is, to most everyone else, seeing an overweight, out of shape middle aged guy on aero wheels (especially the ones plastered with giant decals) makes them look WORSE than riding regular ones. Unless you really look the part of a fit, fast, strong cyclist then wheels like that make everyone look like a poser, IMO. And of course, we make our bikes look sexy for the benefit of everyone else out there, don't we? Think about it. If you were alone on a deserted island with no one else to see you and your bike, would you really bother with "visual upgrades"? I know I wouldn't. I don't as it is in a local area with many dozens of other people out there every day.

Co-incidentally, when one does look the part enough to be able to "get away" with that look, said person is also usually fast enough to actually reap some of the benefits.

I desire to keep my bike as understated looking as possible, if you hadn't already figured that out. I'm not fast or strong either, btw.