Stats wrote:- Gum sidewall tubular tyres
- Downtube shifters & toe straps
- Leather or cotton bar tape
A preference for traditionalism does not equal connoisseurship.
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uraqt wrote:Owns a Silca product.
Rodrego Hernandez wrote:uraqt wrote:Owns a Silca product.
An original, not one of the new american ones
tymon_tm wrote:IMO a connoisseur would be someone who greatly values function over form. someone, who doesn't fall for every season novelty in gear, just because they land on the shop shelves. someone, who doesn't give a f*** about what others think of him or what they ride - cause he rides his bike for himself, not to show off at the sunday 9am doctors group ride. it's someone who still uses some ancient (to the Rapha crowd) gear - like alu Cosmic Carbones or DA 7800, and most importantly - an old helmet. like the first Stradivarius. and he never complains and grumples like an idiot about his gear; if something doesn't work for him - he changes it, plain and simple. you see this guy on a bike and you automatically feel something that is a mix of fear and respect. he'll most likely drop you after a short chat and 'meh' all your bike kit remarks. that sort of dude is a rare breed these days, but can be easily spotted in a crowd of 10k Pina-lawyers and custom-build-me-anything-more-bling douches who won't even ride their bike unless it's warm and sunny
Rodrego Hernandez wrote:uraqt wrote:Owns a Silca product.
An original, not one of the new american ones
hjb1000 wrote:-Not being stupidly limited by one brand of groupset, and will happily run mixed groupsets to get the best performance or bang for buck- ie you'll run a SRAM Red crankset and cassette with DA9000 and not give a shit.