Originally Posted by
livedarklions
My thinking is if getting the fancy racing bike motivates you to ride more or you just like having it for whatever reason, who the heck am I to find it funny?
I would be offended if an untalented amateur was playing bad music on a Stradivarius, but that's because each one of those is an irreplaceable treasure that should be in the hands of a master musician. There's lots of lightweight bikes, so if thee or me care to putter around on one, who bloody cares?
I agree. Whatever gets you out on the road works. If shaving your legs makes you want to ride more, then do it. One of the most humbling experiences I've had in cycling is hammering away on my 16lb CF bike wearing a sweet racing kit thinking I'm hot-s#it when some old dude on an old-school steel 10-speed with downtube shifters, rear-view mirrors and and a camera bag on the handlebars says "on your left" and passes me like I'm barely moving. That is the moment I realized it really has nothing to do with your gear.