I happily concede that owning steel framed bikes is a solid 50% hipster snobbery for me. I even went so far as to out-hipster the hipsters and decide that their beloved Surly (the Hot Topic of bike brands, imo-"yeah, we're owned by massive QBP, but just ignore that and look how edgy our professionally cultivated corporate image is!") is too mainstream hipster and went with New Jersey blue collar Jamis instead.
May 27, 2023, 3:15 p.m. - lookseasyfromhere
I happily concede that owning steel framed bikes is a solid 50% hipster snobbery for me. I even went so far as to out-hipster the hipsters and decide that their beloved Surly (the Hot Topic of bike brands, imo-"yeah, we're owned by massive QBP, but just ignore that and look how edgy our professionally cultivated corporate image is!") is too mainstream hipster and went with New Jersey blue collar Jamis instead.