going to be anywhere near the fastest. They wont be as aerodynamic and lightweight. My bicycles will not shift as quickly or as have as many gears for that matter. They won't win me any state championships or receive cred points from the uber tech road, mountain or cross crowd. They wont have me taken seriously by most bike shops in town.
But... my bicycles are wonderful and I love them. They do exactly what it is that I want and need them to do. They allow me to affordably build a comfortable and fun platform to play with. My bikes are reliable, made from materials that will last longer than me if cared for and will give me an incredible return for the time and money invested in them. My bicycles give me the creative freedom to mix and match parts as I please with very little effort and cost to maintain. They allow me to break from the stranglehold that the mega bicycle giants have suffocated the vast majority of the cycling industry and it's consumers with.
My bikes are old but I love and care for them as if they were made yesterday. They bridge the gap between old-school time tested reliability and new-school technological refinement. They are specific to no era, cycling genre or cultural confinement. My bicycles were made to do what I desired for me, and no one else. Each one represents a unique purpose and approach to different styles of riding.
If my bikes fit in with the crowd so be it. If not, so be it. All I want to do is ride and have fun in the process. I want to be honest with myself by riding within my abilities and building bicycles within my financial parameters. For those of you who can accept and embrace these things for what they are, please come out and have some fun with me. Lets ride together and play in a judgement free way.
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