Originally Posted by urbanknight
And how about anodized parts (aka bike jewelry)? I know my bike wasn't the only one with purple anodized bottle cages, chainring bolts, seatpost bolt, and skewers.
When I was into MTB racing in the early-mid 90's, there was NOTHING more coveted than the purple-anodized Ringle' chi-chis... I managed to get the seat collar, cages and skewers, but never saved up enough cash for the Zooka stem...
