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@Aleksi
I just dont get that a thread which usually contains comments like "machined rims on brakless looks stupid" "colours dont match" and "drop stem with riser....puke on cock" now has a picture of a rusty bike which has a worn saddle and rubbed down frame which people are loving because 'it has been used'. rust isnt 'functional' neither are polka dot cutouts on the dropouts or spoke cards.
maybe it hasnt been used by the current owner, maybe its really uncomfortably to ride, maybe the saddle is really shit and the grips slip, maybe its just been assembled in evans for a hipster who bought the parts (hes trying to look grungy-very 2009)
how do you know? you dont, but you 'love' it to be different. If someone does pay attention to their bike and buys expensive parts, that is now somehow bad because track bikes have become popular and perhaps even mainstream and you dont want to be part of that.