Originally Posted by
halfspeed
That doesn't answer the question. Why do you care whether your bike is made by a top 20 brand or not?
I agree. Caring whether your bike is popular or not means that you base your bike's value on what other people have, rather than any intrinsic property of the bike itself. I ride a Specialized... I don't care whether it is popular or not, I like the bike on it's own merits.