MAJs gay bikes [she’s in her fitness era]

In the event of acquiring a mini neutrino,

But failing that, the aesthetic draw of rim brakes wins for me every time,

One could affront a bunch of mechanical reasons, philosophy of use, or ergonomics based justifications, but ultimately, for me, they just look nice.

The way the cables loop around the tubes, the visible mechanics at work of a brake contracting onto a wheel, the callipers themselves often being more interesting than the integrated , smoothness of a disc calliper. The bike as a whole comes together to create a utilitarian and bio mechanical statement through projection of its workings on display for all to see, often filling an onlooker with false confidence that they could work out how it does what it does from merely observation.

Function and utilitarianism to me is aesthetic. the irony of these bikes being outdated and annoying to fix, often requiring a higher upkeep compared modern options, it is not lost on me. In fact would one say it’s quite funny, verging on pity, that me, a person so frustrated by mechanical issues and fixing ones bike, is so puritan in their aesthetic values to their own discomfort. One must be careful to see such flagellation as virtuous or desirable, but it’s not the end of the world for one to find joy in doing things for pure aestheticism in a world so often driven by performance and competition

sticks gun in mouth