What, exactly?

Do you mean Albatross, North Roads, Mary's, Priests, Promenade's, or any of the other 'retro' styles found on the most practical bicycles ever sold? There's gotta be at least a couple billion out there. They can't be that bad. Go to any Dutch bus or train station and count the number of drop bars you see. It's easy. Now count the other types. Easier to add up the stars in the sky. Only in America are we hyped on drops because someone won a race.

Fashion, as is proven everyday on the runways with uber-skinny models, doesn't necessarily equal style. In fact, fashion, defined, is something that is whimsical and fleeting. Style endures. Like these bikes.