and, i'm willing to guess, rarely ridden like that. note that ceya mentioned a photo op... i'm willing to bet that a good chunk of the FGG pictures that people like to rip on are not photos of the bike as it usually gets ridden. be it untaped bars, odd saddle or bar angles (which, to me, scream, "i was just built up! my new owner was so excited to look at me that s/he got out the camera, really quickly!"), or specialty setups like this ridiculous bike and its ridiculous drop bars.... it's not like people are doing that to ride them forever like that.