For the peeps that like the idea of a scratched bike, you would love my Marin road bike. On my second ride, I somehow took a spill, Erased my memory for 30 minutes or so (with no recollection of crash), and came to while still riding a bike with scratches on the left front and rear. Oh, well. I’m lucky the concussion left no permanent injuries and nothing was bent. After two years, thebike still rides super nice.