Although you can ride a bicycle that it built out of a pile of money, it is impractical. I lik to look at Fixed Gear Gallery (yes, still) but I wish they would allow comments. I see why it would be a bad idea when I look at sites that are only forums for bitching using bikes as a pretext (no, uh, this is not oneof those). Sometimes I want to tell the submitter, "Hey! You really did that bike a favor by refurbishing it and now it is being ridden again. Yay!" and other times I want to not comment because it is some me too, bullhorn POS with bright deep dish wheels and no brakes. Boo. Some are just a bunch of expensive parts held together with a bike in there somewhere.
In my experience, shiny new parts will dull with use and paint will chip, bubble or crack with wear...is the rider still stoked? I lik fancy parts as much as you. Lighter, more refined, even shinier or in a nice pink or tweed. What I really lik, though, is well used bikes.
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guilty viewer too. cringe everytime. often more than once. you'd think after seeing so many trainwrecks you'd be desensitized, but you're not.
"...a bunch of expensive parts held together with a bike in there somewhere..."
I like that. I gotta couple of 'em. What's worse is them there parts is old and hard to replace. I ride'em all summer, then take'em apart and spit-shine'em and touchup during the loooong winter, just to keep from going even crazier. And even worse is the vintage wooden runabout being stored in the neigbor's garage. A putzer's dream that is.
Pricilla Presley?
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