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A £4k road bike and lycra will not look out of place in Richmond Park but don't think it won't raise eyebrows in Dalston. When I lived in a scummy area of MCR as a student, it was prudent to blend in with the locals rather than stick out like a sore thumb.
A lot of Nathan Barleys running around East London on their fixie fixies, ironic 'taches and wayfarers are at best insensitive to the social dynamic. This is after all Brick Lane, my friend and a lot of weatlh rubs up agains a lot of poverty.
OP I'm not suggesting you got slapped for looking like a fashion victim in the wrong part of town.