Current Projects chat and miscellany

Depends on the given speed. Still too many variables for this to make any sense.

My original point was that the forum seems to be unduly biased towards a number of things (fixed gears, lo-pros, quill stems, 531 steel, etc...) and then inflate the properties of those things to justify their liking of them as purely a fashionista and hipster.

Why don't people just tell the truth and say they bought a 'fixie' to be cool and get down with the kids?

(This is heavy on the sarcasm and my tongue is firmly lodged in my cheek but the point stands.)

Totally agree. Although a recent triathlon related question on here, led to many cries of 'buy a geared road bike'. So its not that bad.

The problem is that when people invest lot of time and/or money into a bike, they tend to be bias towards its function/parts/type/brand...etc

This is proven by thye amount of 'justify my purchase' threads found on bike forums (typically peolple asking for reviews a something they've already ordered/own).

For what its worth I built mine for fun, fitness, and the fact that I love the way the bike looks.