Originally Posted by saddlesores

read the title........."as is", and then read the first post.

it's about why some people feel it necessary to blow two grand of
somebody else's money on an inferior "touring-style" bicycle, and
then blow another grand on useless, overpriced bolt-on gadgets
to somehow validate the decision to blow two grand of somebody
else's cash on an inferior bicycle that's still not up to the task of
touring, which is totally unnecessary as said inferior third-rate
bicycle simply sits alone in the basement, serving as semi-
functional eye-candy distraction while on a mission to micturate.