Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
And, yet, there are people on this forum that have directly stated that you are stupid for spending that much money on a bike, because their tiny brains can't fathom that it's a worthwhile purchase for you.
i mean … they may be right that i’m stupid 😂😂 but probably not because of my bike purchases and use 🤔
Originally Posted by
Rolla
Two good points here. One is that when you amortize the purchase over the length of ownership, even an expensive bike is fairly reasonable, especially compared to some other sports/hobbies I can think of. The other is the whole "pride of ownership" aspect you allude to; I want to be excited when I go out for a ride! I can (and do) get that feeling from my cheaper bikes too, but spending a sunny day on my "good" bike often motivates me to ride a little more/longer/faster, and that only adds to its value.
totally agree, having something you really like and have spent time tuning/upgrading/adjusting/maintaining generates a positive vibe. it doesn’t have to be expensive to do this but some people just like very specific things, and some people don’t.
Originally Posted by
veganbikes
That bike is way too fragile to ride daily, ff you read certain 110% factual opinions here (with a 110% margin for error) that bike is probably going to asplode and it cannot take racks or go mountain biking so it is clearly not able to be ridden daily.
Would love to see pictures!
it’s a little like driving a sports car to work i guess - perfectly suitable for the task, not really a lot “faster,” but very enjoyable. something to look forward to at the beginning and end of the day.
and since this is a thread about
reverse snobbery bikes i’ll add some pictures of said bikes.
current setup
oh no, it’s leaning on a tree!
oh no, salt water!
oh no, rough wet roads with debris!
oh no, it’s dirty!
and now clean (ish)
second one to the office, in an hour there will be 30 bikes in here
with my daughter (behind her sirrus) at the local ice cream place
