Originally Posted by khuon
A chore to one person is a pleasure to another. Some people actually enjoy maintaining their bikes. I understand the appeal of fixed-gear. And they appeal to me as well. However I like cycling on all levels. I don't mind cleaning and servicing my bikes. The real chore is working to come up with the money to get as many bikes as I want.
A friend of mine came over and saw my Trek hanging in my room and asked: "Hey, what's that!", really excited that I have a nice bike, cause he would only see me on my beater fixie. I replied, "Thats my expensive carbon fiber and aluminum race bike." He then said, "Well why the hell don't you ever ride it?!?" To which I replied, "Because it's my expensive carbon fiber and aluminum race bike."