Good Lord- I think I've read more about fashion and lifestyle on this forum this week than I have in the past year of casually watching HGTV (and no, not just from Tim). And that article, to me, read like something out of Glamour...just with bicycles in the photos.
Here's my .02:
It's a bicycle. I enjoy building and riding them. I also accept that I look like a total dweeb to 99.8% of the population that sees me when I'm out on it, no matter how much I spend or what companies I order from. My main concerns are safety and comfort, and I'll buy colors and patterns I like- not what I think will look most attractive to random strangers in the hopes of making the sport "more relatable and accessible." If the clothes are what attracts people to the sport then A) they've got other problems; and B) when they've spent all the money living up to some "standard," puke their guts up after their first five mile ride, and never take the bike out of the garage again- only then will I ask for their number...to make an offer on the bike.
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