Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

You know I love Conder (as you can see on my avatar) and my Potenza is a soldier. But their Paris frame (similar, though less expensive than this one) is another useless showpony. I'd love one because it's beautiful. I want to ride it and use it every day and wear bits of the paint off and have to change worn out parts. But when I enquired about it they said it's an 'every once and a while frame, to take out on a sunny day and so maybe have a look at a fratello' Which by the way is classy looking but mostly sort of ugly.

What the fuck is the fucking point of making bikes that your not supposed to really ride? It's the arrogant, elitist side of craftmanship. Of course we need styling in addition to function, however I quoteth the timeless classic Bad Boys:

Yes excatly.. I have a one off Paris, that took them (well dave yates and it could be better) two years to build... gets used everyday and gets left out in the bike shed all day.