because it's easy i find it akin to all the guff swimmers got in highschool because they shaved their legs and whatnot. 98% of them were the straightest guys in school, but guys still called them queers because they were on the swim team. know what i mean?

personally, i have much more respect for people who convert, or build up new, their own bikes, rather than buy them already done. doesn't mean jack if you ask me. just how i feel. I AM ENTITLED TO THIS!

i for one am as much a road bike nerd as i am a hipster fix rider. and with my upcoming hip surgery, i could be considered a premature fred, too! i also have a classic bmx, but the last time i hit a ramp was easily 15 years ago. boys will be boys.