Originally Posted by
botto
As long as your brakes work, your drivetrain is quiet, and your chain won't skip in mid sprint, I couldn't care any less what you've got on your bike if I'm riding with you.
I ride alone and these things are still important to me. The more D-A goes on my bike the less problems I have. Sometimes when pondering component purchases, I'll consider a lighter alternative, perhaps a bit flashier or even less expensive. Then I think of how godawful my last carbon crankset was.