Originally Posted by
JSCAVU
I considered that he may have just been socially challenged, Hence the "Yeah I know I was wondering.....arn't they beautiful." hoping to give him a chance to strike up a conversation. He was after all the lone other Road/Race bike in that particular crowd. I don't want to become what I disdain.
Yeah, he could have been farther along the spectrum than most of us. I wouldn't know what is supposed to be original on any given bike unless I looked up the catalog online or something. Folks who have encyclopedic knowledge of esoteric subjects like this (right off the top of their heads) tend to be different and not especially strong in the social graces. Still, it's pretty cool that he knew
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