Originally Posted by
prj71
The OCD is strong in this thread.
As is the pride of having a beat up bike.
Originally Posted by
Rides4Beer
Yup, I freely admit it.
Makes me cringe when I see people with expensive bikes caked in dirt and crud, and not from that ride, you can clearly see that the bike is not cleaned/maintained regularly, and the noises they make are usually pretty horrible too. Bikes are a tool, a piece of gear, but there's no reason to not take care of it, especially when you've put a lot of money into it.
Not me. It's not my bike or money, so I'm fine with other folks having trashed up bikes. Meanwhile, mine all look great and command top $$$ when I sell them. If someone wants to call that OCD it's fine with me. I just do what makes me happy.