Bike porn

True, but only because compact geometry and logos plastered all over the place tends to look shite, so most contemporary bikes look shite. It's a shame that you have to go somewhere like Indy fab to get a beautiful bike. You should be able to buy a decent looking OTP, but its not easy when £6,000 still gets you a horrible looking bike like this. http://i.imgur.com/jqD8M.jpg

Objects accumulate meaning over time.

That Specialised could well be considered classic and beautiful in 20 years time.