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OK. Out doing laps in the park on my Pomp, bloke sidles up along side on a fully-decked-out Surly LHT. Convo starts about 'builds', he says nice things about my bike. I notice carbon Force chainset on his Surly, along with other surprisingly tarty bits (for a steel 'functional' bike with racks and guards). I explain how glad I am that I built this incredibly cheap frameset up into a relatively light rig, what with me having just moved into a 3rd-floor apartment.
He responds with, "Try being a Dad who lives on the fourth floor and takes his kids to school on bikes every day. I used to have a really nice road bike, but, well, y'know."