Quote Originally Posted by Starfish View Post
I am a total Fred:

I turn up my shorts in hot weather because the elastic puts a rash on my legs.

I have three bottle cages on my bike, and a huge, honking air pump (because I can actually get it to inflate tires) on TOP of my top tube, because that is the only place it fits. I will never forget limping home 40 slow miles alone on a soft, booted tire because I had used my last cartridge and my tiny, fashionable pump didn't work for me.

But, here is the best: I have aero bars on the front, and not only a triple, but a mountain derailleur on the back with a huge pie plate of a cassette.

It all works for me at my current level of fitness and the type of riding I like to do.
sounds good to me. And it also sounds like you are RIDING and that's what is important.