[beeatnik]

as my girl always says, bike dudes are a trip.

i think we place too much value in the opinion of cyclists who can afford to flip high end bikes. I mean, if you've gone through 2 or 3 Vanillas, a few Sachs and 5 or 6 Serottas, do you really know what you like or want? The grass is always greener and all that.

i used to play golf with a dude who had a mismatched set of clubs (a thrift store ping from 95, a taylor made from 2000, a nike from 05). he was scratch. i bet that guy could tell me more about the characteristics of a nice iron than the 10 handicap who buys a new set of $1000 irons yearly.