Come on folks ... no bike is better than any other bike. That, simply that, and all of that.

You like what you ride, lucky you. You don't, you probably don't ride it much, and probably won't keep it. No bike, no type of bike, is "better."

And yes, a lot of people ride SS for style ... the poster I linked to proves that. Others ride them for other reasons. That does not make them "better" or "worse." They are just bicycles.