Originally Posted by
steve-in-kville
.... I see a lot of folks here building up the older 10-speed road bikes. ..... is it all about the style and look? Something else?
Like clothing, hair styles, and tattoos... your
ride can project an image of yourself. No one likes to think of themselves as an off-the-shelf personality... even though most people really are. But some people like to go the extra mile to show themselves as unique.
No one would ever spot my run-of-the-mill recently made stock Trek in front of a coffee shop and say... "hey Dave is there". But... maybe if I normally rode my C&V bright yellow trek (with blue trimmings)... people might identify the bike to me.