Having just completed BRAT with my lowracer, I can say it was as if I were piloting an alien space ship. Locals would stare slack-jawed as I went by, people in cars would stop and wait for me to go past them before continuing... once someone even came in off the street to ask me questions while I ate in a restaurant.

Not one derogatory remark all week. There were some very nice, even very expensive bikes on the tour, but to the uninitiated they all looked like regular bikes. The lowracer stood out. The only jealousy I saw all week was me. I sort of wished I'd taken my highracer instead.