What would be the ultimate bike? An FGSS special

I respect people's (bike) style when it's an expression of their (cycling) identity, unrestricted by the constraints of what's easy / we're told to (be) like.

pretty hard to do with an OTP methinks.

I do get it Fred. A personal build says more about a person's full expression of themselves, than an OTP does. However, OTPs are only the beginning for some owners, and the their own personal expression can still come through.

My Bowery's yellow accents expresses my dissatisfaction with the stock aesthtic.

Edscoble's very cleaned up ride, has metamorphosed yet again since this.

I personally think some personal builds are things of great beauty, but somebody, like me, could be just as happy with something that was less.