Originally Posted by
middy
Form over function. Them's the rules for the mess-poseur set.
"Who needs a water bottle cage? I ride 5000 miles a week in tight jeans with a backpack on. Chicks dig a guy in a wet shirt with a raw gooch!"
Not so cleverly played friend. The "criticize others for being less authentic cyclists than yourself in an attempt to elevate your own status" playbook is old and and tired as **** at this point. We get it, you think that by avoiding everything "the posers" do and making mention of how much of a poser you aren't every opportunity you get you'll somehow achieve some kind of credibility.
Enough already, it's old and boring. The "my bike is 100 trillion percent functional and that makes me the realest" argument is pretty hollow anyway as nearly nobody can show they actually subscribe to it.
Originally Posted by
malpag3
That's usually good for non-hot days. One thing I hate more than anything is a backpack on a hot day. Turns into the thing from the black lagoon down there.
That Minoura cage adapter is the one I was referring to. It's a metal on metal attachment.
Fair enough, I've always got a backpack on anyway to carry my U-lock and tire kit and whatever change of clothes I might have with me. On super hot days I change after a ride anyway.