Originally Posted by
theetruscan
Just a post above this you pointed out that you're the wrong person to discuss this with since you work in advertising. I get it, you like branding, you think branding makes bikes look better. I dislike branding, I think it makes bikes look ugly, tacky, and busy. I detest the aesthetics of the bikes he posted, and I'm trying to make my bike look perfect for me. I know you think I'm bent out of shape, but how many posts do you need to say that in? Calm down, we're not trying to put you out of a job.
I'm actually really calm. I don't think branding always makes bikes look better, I've removed branding before because it was ugly, but my point is branding represents a lot more than just free advertisement. If you buy a companies product because you like what the company is doing or you appreciate their quality, I don't see how it makes sense to remove the branding because you think you're giving them free advertisement. In reality you're paying for that advertising because all brands factor in advertising costs into the prices of their products. If you really hate branding and advertising then why not just buy brand-x items and be done with it? Even guys like you who claim to hate branding are very much affected by it and make purchasing decisions based on it. That's why you bought Thompson, Sugino and CK products.
Anyway, I'm done. Sorry for skewing the thread.