I said nothing - I stated a position without example as everyone's definition of beauty will more than likely be different. You are trying to contain a nebulous idea, something I struggled with also. I know what I like. I like the way the new Cramerotti's and Cinelli's look. And the Pista Concepts, also. The paint jobs on the Keirin bikes are incredibly alluring. Am I down with someone repainting a bike and putting their own slogan or whatever on it - I could care less. I think it is a bit ridiculous to advertise a "self" brand name for the sake of "promotion" in what now appears to be a trackbike-choked city (SF) as far as clique-y-ness and that like. But I am far away from that silliness. It is not my thing. When it went from enjoying a bike to flaunting it, that got old fast.

The real cyclists remain. The others, well...we shall buy their parts at severely discounted prices.