My wife has her aluminum Trek 7.2 (I think) and has no desire for anything shiny. She refers to her bike as "the Bat Bike."
I look at it as a win- she has a bike that she thinks is cool. That's what matters.
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*Recipient of the 2006 Time Magazine "Person Of The Year" Award*
Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.